Some of you may only know black crows and not hooded crows like the ones in this tutorial. If you wanna know more - here's a video with 8 interesting facts about crows and hooded crows, what social and intelligent birds they are, how they communicate with each other in a complex phonetic and body language, the behavior of young birds and more:: ua-cam.com/video/AxY3ztpzxes/v-deo.html
I personal don't have Issues With Crows my neighbors neighbors would. do feel all I would do in put there life at risk. For now best to those who do care and feed crows .
Y'know - my brother has a strange addiction to pidgeons and does not like crows and the likes - while I see way more potential in crows. We live together and have a rather old house in the middle of rows and rows of houses, yet we have a somewhat big space behind our house, surrounded by great walls. We have a pair of crows who feel right at home there, much to my delight - but as of yet, I did not have the time to build a relationship to them past the point of offering them a drinking source and some snacks from time to time. I tend not to give too much for them to eat, as pidgeons often await their chance nearby and (sometimes in rather large groups) seemingly make the crows uncomfortable to be around said water/food sources. My brother absolutely loves feeding groups of pidgeons while they annoy me, honestly... In the end, I really really respect and like crows... Don't know why, but I felt I had to share that with all of you, just like this video showed me a bit more of insight into this beloved topic of mine.
@@__-tp4tm I have pigeons visiting too. The crows and the pigeons get along well most of the time. The crows chase them away when it gets too much for them but the pigeons come back at once every time :-). I like them both.
I rescued a crow from drowning in the lake next to my house, my dog alerted me the crow was near so I was paying attention to make sure that my dog didn't chase it, it was trying to have a bath in the shallow water, I noticed it looked like it had been sprayed by something sticky and it was covered in gnats, it tried to fly off and I saw it struggling and then crash into the deep water, so I tied my dog to a safe place and grabbed a kayak to go rescue the crow, he was barely able to keep his head out of water and the more he panicked the more he was sinking, so I started talking to him as calming as I possibly could, he started to calm enough he could let me get close, I put my paddle under his body and slowly lifted him up and held it while the water poured off his feathers, I then placed him on the nose of my kayak so he could rest, I kept talking to him while I paddle closer to shore, once he was rested enough he flew to a small tree to finish recovering, it was a incredible experience but the best thing was, he became a friend, if I was outside he was with me, even flew along with me when I went for walks, he continued this for a few years, he eventually brought his partner here and now about 7 years later we have a group of crows that call our yard home and they are all from my crows group and there offspring.
I absolutely hate when people try to excuse behavior like this by saying the animals are only doing it for gain, or we are 'anthropomorphising' animals. I have pet birds and they are absolutely sentient creatures, even if they don't have the same abilities as humans. Animals are much more like us than we realize.
I worked as a security guard and accidentally made friends with a crow. I'd eat the really crumby Nature's Valley honey and oat bars outside every morning. The crow would come and clean up the scraps while I stood close and casual. I started talking calmly at it. I called him Edgar Allen Crow or just Edgar. I started offering chunks out of my hand on the shoulder of my coat. Soon he'd just chill on my shoulder and people at the store thought I was some sort of crow whisperer. The looks I got were hilarious.
That guy: HEY! ARE YOU TRYING TO BREAK IN? A random guy: what? No- That guy: I've got eyes in the skies! They call me, (dramatic pause) the crow whisperer A random guy: *slowly walking away* That guy: YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM THEM CROWS!
I can only imagine what the birds must think. "Yeah man, I have no idea how, but somehow we domesticated humans. Personally, I train mine to give me food every morning. They are chaotic animals, so it is important to try and set a routine for them. It isn't like they can fly around and get food any time they want, so be patient, and soon you will have a human friend of your own!"
My pair had the whole valley in an uproar when they summoned me up the hill to investigate an old satellite dish. A bang of teen crows started cawing nervously as I approached the dish, and when I struck it with my stick, they all went silent and started to fly away. But, Fredrica, one of the residents, flew back and began cawing triumphantly while she flew over me, so they all flew back and began discussing what just happened. It's like I solved the mystery object for them. LOL!
@@therealdesidaru I wonder if that's because of static charge? I'm not very technically knowledgable, but I could imagine the old satellite dish in question having built up an amount of static charge that the crows could 'detect' somehow. And while wood is generally not a good conductor, a somewhat moist stick might be conductive enough to discharge the static as you 'earthed' the dish when touching it with the stick. Thus getting rid of the crows' problem.
I've always wanted to befriend a crow. I love how incredibly smart they are. A few years ago I worked with someone who had a really nice brand new Corvette. He threw a rock at a crow for some reason and almost every day from that point forward he'd start his shift with a nice clean car and end it too find a bunch of bird shit on it. It's nice when animals can get their revenge.
I keep telling people don’t tick off crows, because they hold grudges and will tell their friends, so if you’re walking by the angry crow or one of its friends expect revenge in some form😂😂😂
I recently watched my neighbor curse and try to punch a bird that was protecting a nest. Said he was going to kill it. The next day I heard some noise and looked out the window to see his new black truck being pecked all over the side by the same bird. I laughed. Then when he came outside he saw all the damaged caused by the bird and I REALLY laughed! GOOD BIRD.
@@JesiAshI wouldn't have believed you if it wasn't for a personal experience; I accidentally disturbed one inside a cooler I swear that mf chased several floors down
I used to leave a tribute every time I came home from work for the crows, not trying to befriend them, just because I wanted to. After a few months, they would start to leave me a tribute too! Usually just bottle caps or random shiny objects, but it really touched me on a deep level. I have saved a few of the things they brought for me and even made some admittedly not very good jewelry from it, for them to see me enjoying their gifts. I loved those birds, I wish I could have taken them with me when I moved!
We had a mad crow that lived with a murder of crows around our property. They other crows would stand in a group and watch him as he gobbled like a turkey, make other vocalizations that were completely indescribable, hop around on one foot, and do all kinds of other crazy antics. It was hilarious. They’d all stare at him and then look at each other and then look at him again. I swear some of them even shook their heads.
A Mad Crow?! I've not heard of This One in a very long time! In those days, a "Mad Crow/Raven" was proof that witches were afoot and the crazy behavior of the Bird was a human Victim of the witch's evil enchantment!... Sadly, If the village priest couldn't break the spell, They would kill the Bird "to free the person's Soul" (and prevent the spell enchanting others!) Then, go on a witch-hunt starting with the reclusive elderly widow with a dozen Black Cats 🐈⬛ Today, we'd likely chalk it up to toxins or brain injury or something like Mad Cow Disease! (And, probably, still, kill the poor Bird! And, Then blame the reclusive elderly widow ~ *Or, That Oddfellow Who Draws Dragons, Dinosaurs, and Flying Saucers*~ with the house full of Cats!) Things haven't changed much, have They?!😿
Same here, when I was a young lad, I was very aware of the crows/ravens. God forbid, you walk outside with some food they wanted, it was like a scene from the movie Birds.
Don't ever do bad to crows or ravens...ever! A coworker told me when time he threw some pinecones at a crow for cawing on tree in his backyard while trying get some sleep...Next thing he knows there were about 30 of them cawing in unisons in that same tree for the next several WEEKS at the same tree and same time
I throw rocks at them when I see them. My mom likes song birds, and crows kill song birds. If there's a horde of them, I have a way of clapping my hands loudly that 99% scares them off. I don't let them on my property at all. If they're so intelligent, maybe they figured it out, 'cus I don't see them much lately. Just one every so often, probably scouting for victims, and as soon as I hear him I go throw a rock at his ass.
Same thing with seagulls. They recognize faces, they remember, and they teach their friends that you're a bad egg. If you piss off the neighborhood crows, magpies and seagulls, you might as well just move, because they'll remember what you did that one time 10 years ago.
I befriended a pair of crows years ago and now about 6-8 live here. They eat each morning with my chickens and ducks. They actively patrol my farm and protect my chickens and ducks from predators. Hawks, eagles, even stray cats on the ground. They keep them all away or call me out of the house to help. I can’t imagine living on my farm without them.
I befriended a mating pair and their extended family, and they bring their babies to my tiny little backyard because they know it was safe. What I found attracted them most was the access to clean water. I took a large plastic saucer (one of those bottom trays for a round planter) and would just make sure it was clean everyday. I also feed them treats on occasion as well. Be sure to talk to them. Now when they come by all I do is start talking with them and they all fluff up like big balloons! They will get excited to see you! My most recent treasure they brought to me was a shiny silver childrens play coin. Now if I can just train them to find me real money that would be great! I mostly get wadded up tinfoil from someone's garbage can. Be on the lookout for shiny stuff in your yard after you make your new crow friends!
fun fact, you can train them to bring you real money/coins theres a video on youtube of a guy annoyed by all the bottlecaps in his neighborhood so he builded a machine which dispense treats when you put a bottlecap inside and all the crows in his neighborhood started to use the machine. they brought him bottlecaps from all over the city he is living in. so theres 100% a way to train them exchanging dimes for treats at a machine.
@@EyeonthePrize247 It's been a little over 2 years i suppose. During the first phases of the pandemic when the entire world shut down, I spent a lot of time in my tiny backyard just enjoying spring with my little critters. I have 3 squirrels that visit daily (their new thing is to bang on my sliding glass door to get my attention!) and so I just would hang outside with them and then the crows as well. My entire little army consists of squirrels, a small flock of finches, a breeding pair of stellar jays and the crow family. The thing about providing water for them I found out because the crows would bring their own food. They like to soak their food in water to soften it up. I have photos of one of the crows that stopped by, dropped a sandwich roll in the water then flew off. Then he came back with chips and dropped them in as well! I was laughing hysterically that he brought his own lunch, chips and a sandwich to hang out with me in the backyard! There is a great story out of University of Washington that studied crows. 20+ years ago, a researcher put on a big ugly mask and would chase to crows around the campus. To this day, when they get that ugly mask out, the crows will still attack it. I guess crows can pass down knowledge to the young ones. It is an interesting read so I recommend looking that one up!
@@hito1988 Only issue with going for anything too specific is that the crow would have to be at it long enough to not get pissed off at all the "offers" being rejected. Bottlecaps are uniform and plentiful enough that its easy enough to rig a machine that works and a false positive collection doesn't matter. (e.g. a coin was placed in the receptacle instead of a bottlecap but still producing the reward) If the reward isn't worth the effort for the bird, it won't bother with it.
I had a crow befriend me just by simply going to the same place in my backyard and sitting under a tree while read. The first interaction (that I noticed) the bird perched on a tree a couple feet away from me and initially startled me. When I rose to inspect it the bird didn’t fly away but looked back at me with knowing eyes. That interaction changed my view on my relationship with birds and improved my understanding of them; especially considering the bird seemed to have reach out to me.
I had a similar experience with a goose at the park. I was unemployed at the time, so I would go to the park every other day for a few hours to pass the time. One day, some people were feeding geese & ducks with bread, so I sat nearby & watched. When it ended & everyone (people & animals) was leaving, I made eye contact with 1 goose & said something to it. It sense the kindness in me & from that moment on, we were buds. It would let me pet it, hold it, carry it (though I didn't care to, since it was a big goose). Anyone else tries to pet it, or come close, it would hiss at them. I would make this whistle sound with my 2 hands cupped together, at a group of geese faraway & it would come from across the pond to me. They all looked the same to me. But it knew who I was. Eventually, I found a job, & moved away.
When i was about 10 years old i was on my way to school and saw a black crow sitting on a fence nearby. I raised my arm so the bird has a place to sit on. I never expected it to work but he actually landed on my arm. It was magical and i felt like the crow whisperer. Later i found out that there's someone in the neighbourhood who regularly feeds and works with crows, so it must have been one of them who already made good experiences with humans. I was so stunned by that moment, that i still raise my arm to this day whenever i see a nearby crow. 17 years passed and it has never ever happened again.
Make it happen. Take the lessons here, and spread that symbiotic relationship, and who knows. maybe some day another kid might have a similar experience, and learn you were that someone in the neighborhood who regularly fed the crows.
The best hunting partner I ever had was a raven. I used to hunt rabbits in the same spot a few times a week. After getting each rabbit, I'd clean it and leave the guts. On my way back, I'd check and each time they would be gone. One day I was having no luck and about to give up, but this raven was sitting on a rock and started cawing at me. It would not shut up and just kept calling me like it was trying to get my attention. Then it pointed in one direction and I decided to check out if what I thought was happening was happening. Sure enough, right when I crested the hill, a rabbit bounced away. After that day, the raven would scan the base of the cliff and direct me where to go. It was right every time. Got loads of rabbits thanks to that raven. The raven would scan then when founda rabbit, would circle a time or two before coming back for me and wait at different rocks on the way, Cawing at me to hurry up all the time too. Impatient it was, and acted like I was some sort of child to be waiting on.. "hurry up, hurry, up. They're getting away." I wonder if it misses me as much as I do it. We hunted like this for a couple/few years and it remembered me the next seasons.
It's incredible to acknowledge and 're-learn' these natural bits of ancient knowledge that have been lost to Time. Imagine how intertwined and masterful some old cultures used to be to nature - utilizing several types of creatures. Today, we have a hunting dog for this, an ox for plowing, and a horse for that, etc.. but we are only using a small sliver of animals for symbiotic growth.
In the wild, ravens actually help wolves hunt by leading them to prey. They get leftovers in exchange. It's instinct told it to help you, ravens are really smart and can remember faces for 5 years and what those people did to them.
I took care of a small crow that had fallen of its nest,cats around so I took him home.Skrak was the name I gave him.He stayed with me for 3 months and was the nicest fun friend you could have wished for,highly intelligent.When he had grown his wings I let him out and for some time he came back to visit.A truly wonderful experience.
I remember my father, he had - dunno what it's called, but a real touch - he would feed all animals, of all kinds, and they absolutely loved him. Every morning from birds to neighbour's horses to cats, dogs, even non-venomous snakes sometimes, would rush to our hedge when they heard the door open, and he's have dry bread for ponies, seed for birds, cooked food for cats and dogs, milk for the snakes /hedgehogs .... it was just a morning ritual for all of them, a start of the day for him.
@@hexmaniacgabby5160 They don't. If they're super dehydrated they'll drink milk to rehydrate but they can't process dairy - it can actually kill them. They should only drink water.
@@hexmaniacgabby5160 I heard about this recently, apparently it's a motif that dates back to ancient times. Someone did a video about it, can't recall what the title was but 'snake milk' ought to land you some hits.
I raised a crow when he was fledging, I owned cats at the time so I had to get him out of the yard. I let him fly away with his family over a decade ago but only just recently started getting frequent crow visits, I called his name as one flew away from me and he turned around and came back, and landed in the first tree he ever flew into by himself after learning how to fly. Next day I went outside and did the same thing, and again he turned around and circled over me. I have begun setting food out for him. It's been many many years, well over a decade, he's an old crow now for sure, and I'm a lot older myself, but it's obvious we still remember one another. I hope he will come to trust me again.
Aww, this is very touching! I wish you two a lot of time together! I hope he will come close to you again and you can enjoy each others company. This is very special and precious 🖤.
I raised a hatchling crow who was on the ground, far from his nest, we named him Nightshade. Hes easy to identify because of a huge scar across his face from before I adopted him. I kept feeding him and making sure he grew up healthy. Eventually, we had to let him go. Even to this day I find random things on my windowsill. Even found a platinum and rose diamond wedding ring. I even see the murder he's joined hanging out near my house. I don't see Nightshade there anymore though. Edit: I am a dum dum and used the incorrect word
A likely cause is nightshade likely communicated to their family members that you are a good human. It is unknown how they can communicate about faces but they somehow do.
"You helped a member of our family. He is no longer here with us on this earth, but thanks to you, he was able to survive far longer than he would have if left alone. Take these with our thanks, and to honor his memory." -> That's what I'm getting from this.
@@Kryptnyt Although possible, sometimes it's just small things that had been lost over time, but there's no way to know for sure where the gifts come from. Yet, anyway.
Never befriended a crow, but I did befriend a deer when I was a kid after seeing her around our campsite. I'd put food out and gradually move it closer every day. After about a week she'd come and eat out of my hand. By the end of the 2 week trip I could walk up to her, feed her and pet her. It was pretty cool, named her Clara.
I heard a story (I think it was Mr Ballen's channel) about a mother and daughter who built a big perch for crows in their backyard, along with crow food and it became very popular with all the local crows in the area. As appreciation the crows would leave things like old coins and metals around. One day they were at the beach and the mother was taking pictures and she accidentally left the lens cap at the beach after they left. They ended up finding the cap near the perch in their backyard sometime later. Just an example of how smart and loyal crows can be.
Yes…. That was a John Ballen story. It’s what made me decide to try to befriend a cow. I remember going on a guided tour from Sedona to Grand Canyon and the bus driver had a crow friend at one of the lookout points. A lovely bird. They are so smart.
I'd add two things: 1) It can take months to befriend an adult crow. Those who are willing to become friends with wild crows must be very patient. 2) It's so much easier to befriend a fledgling but for that one needs to be friends already with a pair of mated adults.
Thank you! It definitely takes a lot of patience! It took several years for me to come this close to Kräri. And it is still a process. It would be easier with a fledgling but a fledgling does not have a territory. Even if he stays with their parents longer like Kami does right now, he will eventually join a youth gang and be gone.
@@2nostromo I fed them mice a few times, they love it! But mice alone is hardly a key to their hearts. You need to be there daily with them, so they would begin to see you as a friend
I befriend crows everywhere i go. If i ever have food to spare i give it to them. I like to think they tell their crow buddies about me. Wherever i go the crows watch me
I had a pet crow when I was a child over fifty years ago.Such a wonderful relationship with many funny stories but recently I had interaction with crows again.The crows saved my tiny brown dog from being taken by an eagle
They won't do that for free, so you have to repay them with snacks. I have a similar debt to repay atm. This awful neighbor said she was trying to poison my dog, and the month before, my cat had died of antifreeze poisoning. She later maintained that my chickens were targeting her car, which wasn't possible. I realized our murder has been hanging out in her yard making a fuss this whole time. I wonder if they were trying to warn us something was wrong, as well as pay her back in kind?
@KK Icons I bet they were .Crows know when people are up to no good.The murder that lives near me carry on loudly when bad weather or bad people are approaching
@@TheHolywren It's highly possible they were running the eagle off based on territory alone but there's also a chance that those crows know you & your dog. Crows are capable of generational learning and will teach their offspring who to trust :-)
I have been feeding crows unsalted peanuts for many years. The places that I go to regularly, the crows know my vehicle. All I have to do is roll up, make my clicking sound and they come. Each crow waits for me to toss it 2 peanuts. 3 is too hard to carry, and one is not enough.😎. Each crow also seems to know I am making eye contact and specifically tossing it peanuts. Sound weird, but those birds are smart and bring me joy.
Making friends with a wild crow seems much better than keeping a caged budgie or parrot. It obviously takes a lot of patient work but must be much more rewarding because you know the wild crow is with you because it wants to be. We keep cats, so unfortunately we won't be trying to make friends with any birds, but this video is really fascinating.
I had a Cockatoo yrs ago & 3 Siamese cats. The male (daddy) Siamese used to lick its feathers & Cockatoo wld preen his fur! Best of friends & snuggled under blanket together!
We keep parrots. A bunch of them. We keep them fully flighted. They’re only caged during bedtime. Still, they don’t want to fly anywhere new without me or my wife. Guess we’re considered leaders of the flock. There’s feral flocks of parrots in the neighborhood, but out there they’re bullied by larger crows/ravens for territory, and they are hunted by hawks. The types of parrots we own have been bred in captivity for some time, producing breeds not seen in nature. As inherently social animals I’m sure the situation isn’t too far from keeping dogs. Cats I’m not sure about.
I have a large parrot, a ruby, and I couldn't agree more. My mother is a nurse and one of the men she regularly took care of at the hospital talked to her a lot and found out that she's an animal lover. He had about 25 large, exotic birds and when he passed, he put my mom in his will to inheret one of his birds. I personally despise the bird trade and would never even consider supporting it. But this was a bird that was already fully domesticated and she needed a good home, so we took her. We also have 3 dogs and a cat. In about 10 years of having her, the only incidents we've had were when the bird tries to bite one of the other animals. My bigger animals all give Rainbow a wide berth and just try to not even make eye contact because they're scared of her
Step 6: Train the crows to trade objects for food. Step 7: Make them learn that some objects are worth more than others. Step 8: lay out some fake dollar bills, among other things and let the crows trade them for food. provide the highest reward when a crow brings you the dollar bill. Step 9: don't lay out any objects, let the crows seek out those objects in the open world. Step 10: profit
I have 6 pairs of crows in my part of town. One bitterly cold day they were in a tree next door and I left some dog kibble out for them. I fed them every day during that cold snap, but as soon as the weather warmed up they didn't come back right away. I've fed them quite a few times over the years but they don't come around unless they need to. They have brought me a few gifts and leave them in the driveway. You gotta pay attention because for awhile they kept bringing me roofing nails.
I'd just like to warn people of a few potential dangers about this: whenever my family and I go on walks with our dogs we feed the local crows with dog treats and have established relationships with different groups of crows. Optimally - as mentioned in the video - you should try to befriend a couple. From our experience, befriending a flock of crows, especially if they're young crows, isn't the best idea if you dont always have food on you. We've had instances of young crows flying into us if we wouldnt (or couldnt) give them treats. Furthermore, a particularly young (and large) group of crows by our local river have started attacking our dogs (because any treat we give to our dogs, could have also gone to a crow) to a point where we dont go there anymore. On the upside, we've been fortunate enough to have a couple of crows trust us enough to be near their offspring: they'd bring their chicks with them when we would go out with the dogs to a more secluded area. We got to watch these two parents get yelled at by their little ones for a whole 20 minutes. As well as another crow that my family dubbed "the wizard" because it would always catch the treats out of the air without fail. It was also the most daring of the crows and would come the closest. We'd feed it more food than the other crows sometimes, because, you know, its fun watching that crow catch every treat. That was until the other crows got mad and attacked briefly to make it spit out all the treats. After that we'd focus on feeding everyone more equally. Haven't seen that crow in a while, I hope it's alright. Other than that its incredibly intriguing watching their characteristics: pretending to bury treats in front of other crows, only to actually bury them elsewhere later on when noone is around. Or when a swarm started chasing a local fox. Overall I'd say its a very rewarding experience. We have more groups of crows than we have couples now, and a few of them act "bratty" in a way? but every now and then they'll gift us a cigarette stub or a bottle cap so I'd say thats a fair trade off several treats.
yes, befriending a gang of young crows may not be for everybody but still it is rewarding especially if one knows how to handle them and studies behaviour of young crows
Usually young crows aren't trained by their seniors on how to act. So they just act on instinct. They're like children who haven't been fully socialized in the affairs of humans. So their elders have to teach em how to behave. So I'd advise against approaching young'uns. That is, unless you know they've been taught by parents and elders. They're social creatures. The youngest always learn from the older ones. Where we live, mine are very curious. And they will come around if they haven't found anything elsewhere in the woods. But they do wake me up all of the time, every morning. Like clockwork. And they call their siblings over.
Reminds me of a crow that used to come visit every day at the same time, he came to get a pet and a snack and then went about his business. Often he'd come hopping into the house to claim his peanuts when the door was open. He wasn't at all scared of our cat and he'd just sit on the door and tease her. Marvellous animal and I still miss that interaction.
They watch your eyes very closely to see where your looking so if your trying to feed them from your hand dont look at them or the food, and talk softly to them. Iv heard they like the kissing sound. And I like to make a unique sound that I make when trying to find them or when I see them. I also learn what sound they make when they see a threat like a cat, dog or even owls as owls are the mortal enemy of crows. Baby crows strait from the egg who have never seen another bird let alone an owl will attack the owl if they are big enough to be able to stand up to them, and do it from instinct they are born with because they have never seen one before. once I learn their danger sound I make the same danger alert sound they make when I see dogs, cats, or whatever they see as a threat, this way they will see that you are warning them about dangers and in their own language. This will help show that you are not a threat and are on their side. They seem to like nuts in a shell or things like road kill. But when giving them nuts in shells try to let them see you crack it for them so they know your going out of your way for them. Finally VALUE your friendship with them for the special friendship it is. And dont be surprised if an injured, sick, starving, dehydrated crow comes to you one day after you've made friends with one, your friend told them you would possibly be able to help them and you should consider it an honor.
Very true, they watch our eyes constantly. Thats why I look away when I see them getting scared. After a while, when they relax they tolerate eyes on them if I move my head slowly. And they LOVE being spoken to :-).
I'm nearly blind in one eye, the left and occasionally wear an eye patch. -and when I wear it, they only land on right shoulder. Well,, sometimes my head.
2 days ago i saw a beautiful crow while walking back from school, i approached very slowly and eventually it got closer to me, then i placed food on the ground and slowly walked back, not looking at him. After 3 or 4 times, i stopped walking and turned my back to the crow,. It got even closer and observed me. I continued a slow walk maybe 10 minutes later and the crow was following me, flying from house to house! The only thing i really did was to be slow and careful, i hope i can see this crow everyday, i want to understand crows better because they are so clever. I also hope it associate me with good because i dont want to scare or stress the bird. I still got 1 year in this town to make a bond 😋
@@LJ-bq9fy i went on that same street everyday but i was quick to realise the town is crowded with different crows 🥲 i did not recognize it again after that day But i have pet chickens
@@kingcryonicali thought i wrote an update back then but turns out there were many other crows in that town.. i couldve recognize that crow bu i just didnt meet him again.
Love these birds! They hold grudges too! An ex of mine years ago threw water at a murder of crows that was always on the powerlines behind her 4th floor patio. From that day on she was 'bombed' by them when she'd leave the building. She basically had to duck and cover running for her car. I could be walking beside her and they'd only target her. To be honest, I could never help from laughing PLUS I warned her not to throw the water at them that morning.
Crows are way to intelligent to mess with. We better get used to consider them as alike to us in many ways. I mean you wouldn‘t throw water at a group of people and expect them to be cool about it.
My cousin was fantastic at befriending wild animals. I think some people just have that nature. He had a wild squirrel that would come to him when called, and he had a wild crow that loved him. They lived next to a popular park that saw a lot of visitors in the summer. That crow....was insane. It was common for the crow to bring him gifts, and just left stuff around his porch area. Buttons, bottle caps...all kinds of stuff. One day tho...that bird brought him car keys. It appears a family was set up in the park across the street and the crow saw a nice shiny set of car keys just sitting there....and decided my cousin would just love those keys....so it swooped in and snatch them. Long story short they found the keys on the porch pretty quick with in a day or so.....and that same day they saw the family searching all high and low in the park for their keys. The family actually saw the bird take the keys but thought they saw him drop them.... The family did not think it was funny, but I got a good chuckle from the event. I would have loved to have seen it, "hey Bob...that bird took your car keys......"
As a older man who recently lost his son, I planted a tree in his memory. There is a crow I'm trying befriend now lol these work with other animals also as a mama deer visits me almost everyday & I leave a few snacks now for her & her 2 babies. She actually let me see them it was cute seeing their little heads & big ears pop up over this little hill & slowly come towards me. It's like she wanted me to see them. Many times, I'm just there crying & I look up & she's there. The crow is next on my list!
I am sorry for your loss! Your connection to the deer family is magical! I love deer, I can sometimes watch them while out with my kayak. They are so very peaceful.
Is your profile pic a picture of your son? I'm sorry for your pain brother. I can relate. Just wanted to reach out. One time a random youtube comment really changed the trajectory of my life in a good way. Anyways, I'm sorry for your loss. Time will pass and the pain becomes much more tolerable. Just hang in there. Reach out to someone if you need more than a crow buddy.
I have three very large crows that really like my rural property. I’ve been working very hard to gain their trust. This video was just what I needed. They are easily my favorite birds.
I so badly want a crow friend. I read a post on reddit a few years ago where a guy was talking about this. One day, the crows started leaving him gifts where he would regularly leave food. God, if a crow ever gave me a rock then I'd carry that thing in my pocket for the rest of my life
When I was like 12 I was walking to school, it was kind of a rural area and I saved this crow that was trapped in this chicken wire somehow. The next day like 100 crows were waiting for me when I walked to school and one of them bobbed his little head, I like to think it was the one I saved but there were definitely way more crows than normal just sitting around that one spot.
Started feeding crows recently. They become friends very fast, due to a high level of intelligence. I have a local family of 4 crows. 2 adults and 2 kids. Adults will sometimes check on kids, who hang around my place to eat. The parents are less trusting of humans, but the younger crows are overpowered with curiosity, so they approach me more eagerly. All tips given here are correct. Just take time and have patience. Learn their individual character. Just like people, they are all different and unique. A joy to be around and observe.
I slowly but surely have been making friends with the small family of magpies that live in the backyard. Mama, papa, and their 6ish month old baby girl Serena. It was serena who initially noticed my food offerings and slowly got her parents to join too. She almost ate the peanuts from my hand today so the progress on building trust is slowly working ❤️
I am coping with loneliness while working from home. I started to leave seeds on my window-sill. Well, those are not crows but pigeons in my case. One even flew in through the window and sat on the chair just watching me. I think together with those little guys we get along well :) Thank you for the video!
I tell you from experience pigeons are great wealth and luck. You let them in your home and they’ll bring you wealth and health. Just don’t say much to others
This was a REALLY good video for "getting to know your crow" 101. The fact that you mentioned where to look is SO important. Much more important than you might think. And one of the best advice I got when I started to handle intelligent birds was "Never lie to them". It sounded odd when I first heard it, but now....years later, it's one of the best advice I've gotten. Don't try to deceive your bird. They'll remember, and hold it against you. They are way smarter than you initially think. Treat them like a good friend.....but with slow movements, mind where your eyes go, and have a LOT of patience. You can get so close to them in the end, and you'll start treat them like an ACTUAL friend, because that's what they have become. Good video.
If they do start to become more comfortable in your presence will they mind if you look them in the eyes? Or should you always divert eye contact regardless of familiarity?
I've found they prefer you have your back completely turned to them at first. Definitely don't make any sudden movements. They seem to like being talked to, I also make clicking noises & the female of the pair I feed now imitates me. They're very suspicious of any change too, like I put some temporary fencing up where I feed them & it took a week before they returned. Even then they weren't happy until the fencing was removed. You just have to be really patient.
We have neighborhood crows and I am lucky enough to have a tree outside my house that they sometimes hang out in. I love listening to them communicate and just watching. Every crow I meet or see I always greet with a "cheek, cheek" from the side of my mouth. Been doing that for years. I am one of the only cars in our little apartment block (8 units) that doesn't have poop on their car. :) I like to think is because I am nice to them and appreciate them. Great video, it gives me hope that with some patience I too may have such luck. Love from Huntington Beach Ca.
When I was around 7 years old there was an old crow who would come visit my house every morning. They were always terrified of my parents but they quite liked me and my older sibling, in some cases even resting on my arm when they got tired. They started to look a bit more shaggy and dirty and were moving a bit slower, and eventually stopped showing up. I know what probably happened, but I’ve been yearning for that sort of connection since then, appreciate this a lot.
I believe Crows are my spirit guides. No matter where I go there are always 2 crows. Even traveling across the states. So I have always had an interest in befriending them. Thank you so much for your videos.
Last year we had quite a bit of snow on the ground. I spent about $250 on feeding about 25 neighborhood crows that month. It took a bit of time, but they eventually starting flying down from my fence once my back was turned. Most of them aren't comfortable with me looking directly at them in that setting yet. Thankfully, we have some hazelnut trees. They quite enjoy when I chuck hazelnuts onto the road for them to play with and open up. I try to toss them high enough to crack the shell on the road, and the action spooked them at first. They're getting quite comfortable with that now, a few of the more audacious crows are starting to wait on the road as I throw the nuts up in the air. I'm glad to know they like when we speak. I always greet them when they come over. Recently I've been hearing one crow make a different sound that I don't think I've heard before, I wonder if it's greeting me back..
On another channel a woman who has crow friends said that crows DO assign names to their human friends. Her crows called her "Boop". I don't now recall how she came to understand this was the name they had given her. I wish I could find that video again...
Another tip: wintertime is a perfect time to befriend crows. Imagine it’s -10, everything is frozen, even the trash. They are hungry, and if you have suitable food to offer (dry dog kibble is also a healthy option for them), you’ll soon find yourself with your own personal Corvid fan club. It’s now been four years since I first made contact, and “my” crows still come for breakfast everyday. It’s just the best, and I really love them.
In my garden there is a crow pair, which wants to be fed by me since 20 years.The male crow meanwhile has no fear and comes into my house. Love my crows.They are so intelligent and nice.Love how they walk.Greetings from Germany.
@@2nostromo They like when I wake up in the morning. They are watching me, sitting on the top of a big tree,looking into my sleeping room. Then they fly into my garden expecting nice food like meat, cheese, nuts,eggs, cat food.When I am ready to go out with my dog, they are flying with us for a while.The male crow sometimes jumps into my living room looking around couriosly.So cute! Love from Germany.
20 Jahre ist schon ganz schön lang für eine Krähe. Hat bestimmt damit zu tun, dass du sie mit gutem Futter versorgst. :) (p.s.: Käse ist, glaube ich, nicht so gesund für Krähen - die andern Sachen, die du aufzählst, sind super)
I have had a black crow couple visit every day, they have fledged two young ones since our first meeting. They live very close to my house and follow me around the neighbourhood when I take the dog for a walk. They are super intelligent birds and to see them protect other small birds from agressive and annoying birds is a sight to behold. Many times I see them sitting on the fence together with Starlings and Robins. It took about two minutes to attract them with a treat to our first meeting and they have been around every day since. Never thought I'd be a bird man but really enjoy seeing them.
I’ve always wanted a bird, but I refuse to put them in a cage. This is such a great method to have a bird without having them inside a cage. 👌🏼 I also love crows 🥰
My parents had parakeets when I was little. Beautiful birds, we named them Tweety and Sweety. My dad refused to clip their wings. He said it was wrong to take their flight away from them like that. Instead, he somehow trained them to poop only on a certain tray that he would cover with newspaper so they wouldn't poop anywhere else, then he would close all the doors and windows in the house and let them fly around. He had a call he would do when it was time for them to get back in the cage, and they would willingly oblige. Very interesting and beautiful creatures. I miss them sometimes, but I'm not sure I have it in me to cage another bird. To this day, I hate it when people clip a pet bird's wings. But maybe, hopefully, after seeing this video, I can befriend some crows
The video bit of you sitting with your leg out and the crow landing on it is just MAGICAL and it's everything I wanna be once I get my own house with a garden
Thanks for this video! My wife and I throw out unsalted peanuts and safflower seeds for the birds/squirrels/chipmunks. A group of 5 crows know my face so well that when I go for a walk at lunch, they follow me back home and wait for me to throw out more when I get inside. Highly intelligent birds.
I was once photographing birds in a place where i bet noone has ever done that before.It was a swamp close to human settlements so people usually would avoid it for the smell.A crow came and sat next(only 5 feet away) to me on the ground as there were no trees around for miles and it sat there silently watching me take pics of other birds.It was surreal.
I befriended a baby crow and I always wonder where they are now. I was timid and they made me feel welcomed. I can’t imagine them ever being a bad omen. God I love these birds.
As a kid, I had a Robin feed from my hand in the garden. When I left home at 18, I continued feeding the birds wherever I lived and am now in my 60s and still feed them daily.
I was outside on my porch smoking 1 day and a crow came and landed on my knee, it had zero fear of me, even allowing me to pet it. We spent an hour or so together before I had to head out, that was almost 17 years ago now and I still think back on it fondly. I also had a wild roben do the same thing about 6 years ago on the other side of the country. Now living in Japan I've been working on another crow interaction for over 4 years now with zero luck so far.
I too live in Japan, and have had some interactions with our little black friends. They are amazingly clever birds, started leaving my cats trinkets to play with.
@@nickmills8476 What part of Japan are you living in? I recently moved back to the states, and miss Japan so much. I never did get my crow interaction the way I wanted. 1 thing I did leave out of my original post was how I was trying, I would get to work a few hours early every day and hang out at the smoke pit listening to music, they used to "sing" tweet along to it at times, I had the most success with blues above anything else. They would normally go quite once other people started showing up. Birds truly are fantastic creatures.
@@KrariTheCrowI really have been, I don't know if I'll ever get another interaction like my first two, as they truly had zero fear of me, always wondered if it wasn't the smell of nicotine as some will use discarded for their nests and I may have smelled of a familiar or safe place to them, maybe connecting the smell of me to their hatching or early life.
@@zeusdarkgod7727 I’m living on the outskirts of Tokyo. I think key to cultivating a relationship with these birds is consistency, which is sometimes hard when we are busy. Very clever creatures for sure. I am sure they keep an eye on us as we move about below them.
Crows, ravens and other corvid species of birds are all highly intelligent and will remember acts of kindness. If they see you help their kin, they'll remember it and slowly watch for your return on that path--car, foot, bike, etc. is really neat to see in action. :) (and likewise, they also remember if you harm them or their kin too! best to always be kind to the adorable burbs.)
Love this video. I am Scottish living in Norway, and I have always noticed the birds here are more friendly than in UK. The sparrows are very friendly too. I love nature, and to make a friendship with wild animals is the best thing ever. Thanks for this vid.
I love the narrator’s voice. It’s very pretty. Also - I love crows. They get a bad rap but they’re so smart. One left a gift for us bc we feed them. It was a very carefully placed and arranged bouquet of grasses. It was awesome to watch. My husband and I stood like statues, wide eyed and jaws agape asking “is this really happening?!”
Thank you. I needed this because I have been for years talking to crows, and calling to ravens, just to let them know that I am there, aware it's their home, and I am not hostile. This is a nice next step to work toward. I am comfortable with what I expect from animal behavior, people not so much. I love the "animals are unpredictable" warnings they still give. People are unpredictable, animals will act like themselves and I expect it. When I learned that crows remember your face, I tried to always make a good impression so I am remembered kindly.
I had an amazing experience with two crows once. I would ride my bike to work and pass this spot where once I dropped some food and they went to pick it up and I noticed so everyday for 9 months I stopped and waited for 15 mins and they always came back to see me and one day while riding my bike they flew with me one of the left and one on the right it was amazing to experience and I had to stop and I gave them part of my lunch they were an amazing part of my daily life. Obviously I called them Huginn and Muninn.
That's so awesome! The more one trusts you they usually will bring one more and so on. It's so fricken cool. I was on the streets in Colorado for a bit and discovered how amazing crows and ravens are. Fascinating how smart they are and they can actually remember you.
There's a crow where I live that's been visiting me every day for the past few weeks ( almost a month ), and I also befriended a stray cat in the meantime. I've befriended wild birds before, but crows are so much more difficult. The one I feed ( and named, ) is very shy and clumsy, but very bossy. He just comes whenever he wants, and he'll "yell" at me until I feed him, I feed him cheese and I always talk to him so he recognizes my voice.
@@KrariTheCrow I feed them dry cat food kibble, a bag is pretty cheap, lasts a while and they really love it. Also it is something easy to carry around with you even in your pocket so when you come across them it is easy to just feed and talk to them. They can become your friends.
Nice video. Thanks for sharing. My dad has a flock of king parrots that hang out near his farm at a bird feeder he set up. I've made friends with them in a similar way and have a few videos for evidence I haven't posted to YT. Over a couple weeks I started putting seed on the verandah's handrail so they would get comfortable to feed close to me. Later I would keep the seed in my hand and rest it on the rail. They got comfortable to pick some seeds out, then built up trust to having a nice big meal directly out of my hand. Later without the rail, i held my hand out with seed so they could see and they trusted me enough to fly and perch on my arms and feed out of my hand. After a week or so of enjoying being some Tarzan bird-whisperer, the lil buggers would just fly on my head and perch when I was out having a cigarette minding my own business and tell me it's food time. They would fight with each other over feeding privileges, get a little 'rough n tumble' and have squabbles and fights whilst freely perched on my arms. Got a little out of control to tell you the truth. Remember when expirmenting with this stuff animals are wild. Even if you build up a trusting relationship with them. I now just keep it in the feeder and leave them to their own business and politics, rather than play god and designate blessed eaters of the bunch.
I do this with squirrels in my yard. I have two that will actually come when I do a food call (just a clicking noise I made every time I started feeding them) and have the ability to recognize people (they won't come to other family members or eat out of their hand). The bonds you can form with these wild animals are amazing and fulfilling.
I watched one of your vids of how you got a relationship with a pair. like half a year later I saw a crow in our garden that had lost most of the top of its beak (it had a hard time picking up food). I started feeding it peanuts and it looked to be really happy, I started feeding it every day, and it was easy to recognize it. It had (I pretty sure it was a male) a partner and they still live in a tall tree close by
I think that I've always been a fan of Corvids of all kind. Jays, Crows Ravens, they all are smart and have complex forms of communication. I'd truly love to make friends with one some day when I finally get a chance to settle down in one place.
Its well worth having a pair of crows regularly visiting your garden, because it stops seagulls nesting on your roof, a territorial pair of crows dominate seagulls 👍
There are several that live in my neighbor's trees. I've already named them Russell (Crow), Sheryl (Crow), Edger Allen (Crow) and my daughter named one Phil. I'm glad they stick around. I think they are such amazing creatures. We had a raven couple that we named Huginn and Muninn but they didn't stay in our area.
Very cool video! I have an old handbook written in the 1800s by the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, and in it, they have a chapter dedicated entirely to falconry and bird rearing, including crows. The book only mentions raising them from an egg, but they explain ideal diets to feed them, methods of training to follow commands, etc. One thing they really stress is to allow your bird to roam free outdoors. It will keep them fit, happy, and let them hunt/scavenge at will. Your bird will remember your home as the nest, a safe haven, and territory to call its own. All you need to do to get them to return is to make the same whistle sound each time you feed them. They will associate that whistle with you and food. I had suspected one might be able to tame a wild bird, but I wasn't sure until I saw your video. Having a wild companion is really, really cool! I will definitely have to try this out! And I agree, birds should be allowed to roam free. ♥
That’s an interesting book, would you mind sharing the title of this book? In my country it is not allowed to take a wild bird from the nest. Feeding them is the only way to make friends. He is completely free and when he decides to come to you it is a very rewarding feeling.
I fed an entire family of Australian magpies every day after school and later after work for probably about 15 years. After a few years I’d earned their trust so much that they’d land on my arms and let me feed them by hand and pet them. They knew me! Because every morning just before sunrise I’d ride my BMX Through the nature reserve they roosted in on my way to work and they’d playfully swoop me and clap their wings on my ears and fly up into the same tree branch then all laugh at me as I’d shake my fist at them and yell at them that I was going to poison them when I got home that night. But then they’d all gather and sing on the balcony after work and rap their beaks on the window if I didn’t feed them their dinner that night. We played this game with each other every day for over a decade and I still think of them all the time over 40 years later. I’m willing to bet that their great great grandchildren still live in the beautiful little valley I grew up in….
What a wonderful and special experience to befriend these amazing wild birds! I can totally understand you thinking about them still today. They have become part of your life and they are family. I am sure you have been part of their family as well 🖤
Great video! I've been fortunate to have this and similar relationships with chickadees and blue jays. It was always hard to build the relationship, until I started keeping chickens. When I’m doing yard work, I often have a dozen hens following me around and, while I might be imagining this, I swear the wild birds treat me differently, like I’ve been vouched for or something. My wife even had a wild starling land and get comfortable on her head after she’d spent the morning taking care of baby chicks.
Wonderful, thank you for sharing the diet tips... Here, in northern BC, we have large ravens or as we call them Yukon turkeys.They are so adaptable and intelligent.
Thank you for sharing, this was a great help! I recently got an unprecedented appreciation of crows. I walk past vast numbers of western jackdaws, rooks and hooded crows on a daily basis. (All of which I wouldn't be able to recognize a week ago) So I've taken up feeding them shelled peanuts on my route for a couple of days and their little jumps of joy and different ways of breaking them open, is so much fun to watch!
They're amazing, huh? I also got an unexpected love recently when I started walking daily. The crows know I'll throw them a few sunflower seeds so they follow me around on my long walks. I love it!
@@virus2003 I'm happy we're both on this path! I hope you'll have a great connection with your crow buddies, as I am trying to make one. Vastly underestimated birds!
Once I was walking down a quiet street in my neighbourhood during the middle of winter on a sunny day. It was pretty quiet and then all of a sudden I hear a quiet plopping noise on my shoulder. I look over to see a massive bird poop on my parka and at the same time 3 crows directly overhead me started crowing raucously. They totally made a game out of pooping on me and it was amazing to hear them and understand they were laughing. I was too impressed by their aim to even be mad they were like 40 feet up on a massive oak tree too
Great video. During the pandemic I was stuck in my apartment in Malaysia. The abundant bird there is the very intelligent Mynah bird, a crow relative. Sometimes I noticed that the Mynah birds would land on the ledge and look in my window. So I decided to put some food out for them. At first I would put the food out in the morning and noticed it would be gone in a couple of hours but I somehow missed seeing the birds take it. After a few days of putting the food out at the same time, just after sunrise, I found the birds were coming at the same time and there were 4-5 of them. They seemed a little nervous if I watched them so I looked the other way. After another few days they would ALWAYS show up at the same time and started making more excited noises. More Mynahs showed up as well and I started to recognize the different birds because they had distinctive habits and behaviours. They started peering more and more into my window and some started coming back in the afternoon. The food would always be completely gone, no matter how much I put out. The birds started to entertain me with their dances and calls and I almost felt like they would thank me after they finished eating. One day I slept in and I heard a loud banging at my bedroom window, I realized the birds had come to wake me up because they knew where I was and that I had "forgotten." Another day some invading pidgeons came and made a big mess (not a fan - the Mynahs are refined when they eat and don't leave a mess but the pidgeons pushed the smaller Mynahs off of the window sill, pooped everywhere and knocked half the food onto the ground). The next day the pidgeons came back and the Mynah birds didn't show up on time. Crafty buggers - they waited until the Pidgeons were all occupied with their eating and then the Mynahs swooped down from a nearby tree in a massive raid, pecking and cawing at the pidgeons until they left. They stayed an extra long time after that - savouring their victory. Those Mynahs made lockdown far more bearable and I really missed those birds when I went back to Canada several months later.
In the town where I used to live, I didn't quite have raven friends, but there was a group I walked by on my way to work who seemed strangely interested in me. They would land in the grass next to the sidewalk and watch me pass. Sometimes one or two would follow me halfway to work. I guess I do vaguely remember feeding them elk scraps on a particularly harsh Winter day, but I didn't make a habit of it. I don't think I was cracking open nuts with my shoes, like I've heard they do with cars. When Spring sprung, I sometimes liked to sit under their favorite tree and talk to them... maybe they liked what I had to say🙂 Where I live now there are no ravens and the crows must have had less favorable run ins with humans, they stay a good 100 meters from people and their calls sound more like warnings to me. Many species come to our bird feeders but never crows. Figures now that I'm interested in making friends I can't even see them. There is a titmouse, pretty sure it is the same one, who has an annual tradition of tapping on my windows all day until I let him/her in to watch me work. It hangs out for maybe half an hour then flies away and I don't see it again for a year, or at least it stops tapping and blends in with the crowd. Have to wonder what in the world it is thinking.
I noticed that titmouse too can remember faces. I feed them in winter at my work. They greet me in the morning when I come to ask for food. They are very cute!
I just moved from a place that had hundreds of thousands of crows flying overhead every dusk. Many crows would follow me on my daily walk because they knew I would share my sunflower seeds with them. The place I moved to has Ravens and I hope to get to know them. I miss my crows dearly. >.
I would like to add that it can help (especially with a large group of crows) to use different kinds of food simultaneously: I created a distance incentive for my crows. Everyone got peanuts (that is the nut most of them like the least if it is not in the shell). I threw them from my balcony far away on the lawn so that they can get them while feeling completely safe. I throw better nuts closer to the balcony and the best food is on the balcony (scambled eggs; fish fingers / fish sticks; meat). Thus noone has to stay hungry but they have the incentive to be braver because they get other food then, food they prefer over the one they already have access to. The anxious crows see the braver crows getting the better food without getting hurt or just disturbed. That accelerates their process of becoming less anxious.
Thank you, those are good ideas! I actually do that too. Kräri gets the best food because he takes it out of my hand. The other two family members eat in a safe distance. With a big group the individuals often change. They join other groups or find a mate and search for a breeding territory eventually.
I used to give neighbor crows sunflowers at the same time as the chickens and they would actually plant them in clusters around the property. Sometimes they would plant them near my common areas and I would enjoy some sunflower microgreens when they came up. Crows are quite amazing individuals!
Me and my brother helped rescue a Crow with a broken wing so many years back. And crazy enough, he’s been pretty chill with us. And luckily enough we managed to keep him over night just so the Animal center could pick him up and get his wing fixed. That was such a cool thing we did :)
I'm in the city so it's noisy but I notice crows following and cawing after me, I think it's the coolest. They are so smart. What a great video to sharel.
I've nevr tried to hand feed the crows around me, several groups, they all have their parts of the neighbourhood so i get the same birds every day (they all fly off together at night to some roosting place), they know me now after almost 3 years, flying from a block away when I go outside. I give them fatty sardines in fall and winter, and in spring peanuts, grains, granola, worms from garden, and cheese, they just love cheese. There are 2 of them who will not wait for food to be placed, but fly right up to the podium and allow me to put at their feet. If I am late, they make a great racket outside my window,. Incredibly bright birds.
This girl gives us an excellent example on how to correctly and respectfully interact with animals. Consider ourselves on the same existential level, demonstrate empaty rather that simpaty and, above everything else, respecting their freedom. Respect.
Some of you may only know black crows and not hooded crows like the ones in this tutorial. If you wanna know more - here's a video with 8 interesting facts about crows and hooded crows, what social and intelligent birds they are, how they communicate with each other in a complex phonetic and body language, the behavior of young birds and more:: ua-cam.com/video/AxY3ztpzxes/v-deo.html
Crows are way more intelligent and loving than we credit them for. It's really unfair how they're seen as bringers of bad tidings.
@@BirdNatureView I agree with you wholeheartedly!
I personal don't have Issues
With Crows my neighbors neighbors would.
do feel all I would do in put there life at risk.
For now best to those who do care and feed crows .
Y'know - my brother has a strange addiction to pidgeons and does not like crows and the likes - while I see way more potential in crows.
We live together and have a rather old house in the middle of rows and rows of houses, yet we have a somewhat big space behind our house, surrounded by great walls.
We have a pair of crows who feel right at home there, much to my delight - but as of yet, I did not have the time to build a relationship to them past the point of offering them a drinking source and some snacks from time to time.
I tend not to give too much for them to eat, as pidgeons often await their chance nearby and (sometimes in rather large groups) seemingly make the crows uncomfortable to be around said water/food sources.
My brother absolutely loves feeding groups of pidgeons while they annoy me, honestly...
In the end, I really really respect and like crows...
Don't know why, but I felt I had to share that with all of you, just like this video showed me a bit more of insight into this beloved topic of mine.
@@__-tp4tm I have pigeons visiting too. The crows and the pigeons get along well most of the time. The crows chase them away when it gets too much for them but the pigeons come back at once every time :-). I like them both.
I rescued a crow from drowning in the lake next to my house, my dog alerted me the crow was near so I was paying attention to make sure that my dog didn't chase it, it was trying to have a bath in the shallow water, I noticed it looked like it had been sprayed by something sticky and it was covered in gnats, it tried to fly off and I saw it struggling and then crash into the deep water, so I tied my dog to a safe place and grabbed a kayak to go rescue the crow, he was barely able to keep his head out of water and the more he panicked the more he was sinking, so I started talking to him as calming as I possibly could, he started to calm enough he could let me get close, I put my paddle under his body and slowly lifted him up and held it while the water poured off his feathers, I then placed him on the nose of my kayak so he could rest, I kept talking to him while I paddle closer to shore, once he was rested enough he flew to a small tree to finish recovering, it was a incredible experience but the best thing was, he became a friend, if I was outside he was with me, even flew along with me when I went for walks, he continued this for a few years, he eventually brought his partner here and now about 7 years later we have a group of crows that call our yard home and they are all from my crows group and there offspring.
Wow that is such a wonderful story! Thank you for sharing this. You are a very kind person!
Do they bring gifts? - stones, shiny objects, lil mementos
Absolutely Wonderful!
I absolutely hate when people try to excuse behavior like this by saying the animals are only doing it for gain, or we are 'anthropomorphising' animals. I have pet birds and they are absolutely sentient creatures, even if they don't have the same abilities as humans. Animals are much more like us than we realize.
I have chills. Lovely and wonderful.
I worked as a security guard and accidentally made friends with a crow. I'd eat the really crumby Nature's Valley honey and oat bars outside every morning. The crow would come and clean up the scraps while I stood close and casual. I started talking calmly at it. I called him Edgar Allen Crow or just Edgar. I started offering chunks out of my hand on the shoulder of my coat. Soon he'd just chill on my shoulder and people at the store thought I was some sort of crow whisperer. The looks I got were hilarious.
amazing :-)
That guy: HEY! ARE YOU TRYING TO BREAK IN?
A random guy: what? No-
That guy: I've got eyes in the skies! They call me, (dramatic pause) the crow whisperer
A random guy: *slowly walking away*
That guy: YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM THEM CROWS!
How does it feel to be Odin?
That's cool as hell. ✌️
"Edgar Allen Crow" had me in stitches, just perfect!
I can only imagine what the birds must think. "Yeah man, I have no idea how, but somehow we domesticated humans. Personally, I train mine to give me food every morning. They are chaotic animals, so it is important to try and set a routine for them. It isn't like they can fly around and get food any time they want, so be patient, and soon you will have a human friend of your own!"
Lol
Daniel sir, you have won the internet for me today! 🧐👌
My pair had the whole valley in an uproar when they summoned me up the hill to investigate an old satellite dish. A bang of teen crows started cawing nervously as I approached the dish, and when I struck it with my stick, they all went silent and started to fly away. But, Fredrica, one of the residents, flew back and began cawing triumphantly while she flew over me, so they all flew back and began discussing what just happened. It's like I solved the mystery object for them. LOL!
@@therealdesidaru I wonder if that's because of static charge? I'm not very technically knowledgable, but I could imagine the old satellite dish in question having built up an amount of static charge that the crows could 'detect' somehow. And while wood is generally not a good conductor, a somewhat moist stick might be conductive enough to discharge the static as you 'earthed' the dish when touching it with the stick. Thus getting rid of the crows' problem.
I think that’s exactly how it goes
I've always wanted to befriend a crow. I love how incredibly smart they are.
A few years ago I worked with someone who had a really nice brand new Corvette. He threw a rock at a crow for some reason and almost every day from that point forward he'd start his shift with a nice clean car and end it too find a bunch of bird shit on it. It's nice when animals can get their revenge.
😁😁😁
I keep telling people don’t tick off crows, because they hold grudges and will tell their friends, so if you’re walking by the angry crow or one of its friends expect revenge in some form😂😂😂
I recently watched my neighbor curse and try to punch a bird that was protecting a nest. Said he was going to kill it. The next day I heard some noise and looked out the window to see his new black truck being pecked all over the side by the same bird. I laughed. Then when he came outside he saw all the damaged caused by the bird and I REALLY laughed! GOOD BIRD.
@@TJay41 Just like wasps... throw a rock at their hive and they will remember your face and chase/sting you everyday.
@@JesiAshI wouldn't have believed you if it wasn't for a personal experience; I accidentally disturbed one inside a cooler I swear that mf chased several floors down
"How to befriend a crow."
200 thousand people: *"Interesting.* This is a skill I will surely need one day."
Why wouldn't you?
@@lykan2 Indeed.
2 crows are better than 1 morty
With the birbs on my side, I cannot lose.
Did you watch Rick and Morty Season 5 ?
I used to leave a tribute every time I came home from work for the crows, not trying to befriend them, just because I wanted to. After a few months, they would start to leave me a tribute too! Usually just bottle caps or random shiny objects, but it really touched me on a deep level. I have saved a few of the things they brought for me and even made some admittedly not very good jewelry from it, for them to see me enjoying their gifts. I loved those birds, I wish I could have taken them with me when I moved!
really touching
crows live in the oak in my backyard and i do the same!! they are constantly dropping colorful flowers and slightly eaten food items down to me
Crows seem to be pretty damn smart
@@ethanisnotme Does the food taste good?
@@tdoyr they're one of few animals smart enough to use tools
My wife and I feed the crows around our house. They leave us gifts on our deck,shiny rocks,string,flowers,once a fishing lure. I love our crows!♥️
Nice to hear that, Chris.
fuck they left only shit to us
How do they know we like those
@@Bryan-nb1zvCrows are really intelligent beings, and they always watch. They know what we like and don’t like.
@@Bryan-nb1zv I guess everyone loves shiny rocks and flowers :D
We had a mad crow that lived with a murder of crows around our property. They other crows would stand in a group and watch him as he gobbled like a turkey, make other vocalizations that were completely indescribable, hop around on one foot, and do all kinds of other crazy antics. It was hilarious. They’d all stare at him and then look at each other and then look at him again. I swear some of them even shook their heads.
A Mad Crow?! I've not heard of This One in a very long time! In those days, a "Mad Crow/Raven" was proof that witches were afoot and the crazy behavior of the Bird was a human Victim of the witch's evil enchantment!... Sadly, If the village priest couldn't break the spell, They would kill the Bird "to free the person's Soul" (and prevent the spell enchanting others!) Then, go on a witch-hunt starting with the reclusive elderly widow with a dozen Black Cats 🐈⬛
Today, we'd likely chalk it up to toxins or brain injury or something like Mad Cow Disease! (And, probably, still, kill the poor Bird! And, Then blame the reclusive elderly widow ~ *Or, That Oddfellow Who Draws Dragons, Dinosaurs, and Flying Saucers*~ with the house full of Cats!) Things haven't changed much, have They?!😿
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Same here, when I was a young lad, I was very aware of the crows/ravens. God forbid, you walk outside with some food they wanted, it was like a scene from the movie Birds.
Who are you people?@@ericvondell5157
I like to imagine that crow was their equivalent of an entertainer and they we all surrounding him and watching in amazement :)
Don't ever do bad to crows or ravens...ever! A coworker told me when time he threw some pinecones at a crow for cawing on tree in his backyard while trying get some sleep...Next thing he knows there were about 30 of them cawing in unisons in that same tree for the next several WEEKS at the same tree and same time
I throw rocks at them when I see them. My mom likes song birds, and crows kill song birds. If there's a horde of them, I have a way of clapping my hands loudly that 99% scares them off. I don't let them on my property at all. If they're so intelligent, maybe they figured it out, 'cus I don't see them much lately. Just one every so often, probably scouting for victims, and as soon as I hear him I go throw a rock at his ass.
Yup. They will not forget so easily
Yep, corvids can remember faces
Ahahhahaa rekt
Same thing with seagulls. They recognize faces, they remember, and they teach their friends that you're a bad egg. If you piss off the neighborhood crows, magpies and seagulls, you might as well just move, because they'll remember what you did that one time 10 years ago.
I befriended a pair of crows years ago and now about 6-8 live here. They eat each morning with my chickens and ducks. They actively patrol my farm and protect my chickens and ducks from predators. Hawks, eagles, even stray cats on the ground. They keep them all away or call me out of the house to help. I can’t imagine living on my farm without them.
Thats a great connection you have :-).
That’s so cool!
Wow!
I would love to have some crow friends, they are so beautiful and intelligent
thats brilliant 🙂
I befriended a mating pair and their extended family, and they bring their babies to my tiny little backyard because they know it was safe. What I found attracted them most was the access to clean water. I took a large plastic saucer (one of those bottom trays for a round planter) and would just make sure it was clean everyday. I also feed them treats on occasion as well. Be sure to talk to them. Now when they come by all I do is start talking with them and they all fluff up like big balloons! They will get excited to see you! My most recent treasure they brought to me was a shiny silver childrens play coin. Now if I can just train them to find me real money that would be great! I mostly get wadded up tinfoil from someone's garbage can. Be on the lookout for shiny stuff in your yard after you make your new crow friends!
How wonderful! The fluffing up is so cute :-) They really like being talked to!
fun fact, you can train them to bring you real money/coins
theres a video on youtube of a guy annoyed by all the bottlecaps in his neighborhood so he builded a machine which dispense treats when you put a bottlecap inside and all the crows in his neighborhood started to use the machine. they brought him bottlecaps from all over the city he is living in.
so theres 100% a way to train them exchanging dimes for treats at a machine.
Awww, what a beautiful heart you have... 🥺😢 How long have you had this connection with them?
@@EyeonthePrize247 It's been a little over 2 years i suppose. During the first phases of the pandemic when the entire world shut down, I spent a lot of time in my tiny backyard just enjoying spring with my little critters. I have 3 squirrels that visit daily (their new thing is to bang on my sliding glass door to get my attention!) and so I just would hang outside with them and then the crows as well. My entire little army consists of squirrels, a small flock of finches, a breeding pair of stellar jays and the crow family. The thing about providing water for them I found out because the crows would bring their own food. They like to soak their food in water to soften it up. I have photos of one of the crows that stopped by, dropped a sandwich roll in the water then flew off. Then he came back with chips and dropped them in as well! I was laughing hysterically that he brought his own lunch, chips and a sandwich to hang out with me in the backyard! There is a great story out of University of Washington that studied crows. 20+ years ago, a researcher put on a big ugly mask and would chase to crows around the campus. To this day, when they get that ugly mask out, the crows will still attack it. I guess crows can pass down knowledge to the young ones. It is an interesting read so I recommend looking that one up!
@@hito1988 Only issue with going for anything too specific is that the crow would have to be at it long enough to not get pissed off at all the "offers" being rejected. Bottlecaps are uniform and plentiful enough that its easy enough to rig a machine that works and a false positive collection doesn't matter. (e.g. a coin was placed in the receptacle instead of a bottlecap but still producing the reward) If the reward isn't worth the effort for the bird, it won't bother with it.
I had a crow befriend me just by simply going to the same place in my backyard and sitting under a tree while read. The first interaction (that I noticed) the bird perched on a tree a couple feet away from me and initially startled me. When I rose to inspect it the bird didn’t fly away but looked back at me with knowing eyes. That interaction changed my view on my relationship with birds and improved my understanding of them; especially considering the bird seemed to have reach out to me.
"knowing eyes" is well put.
Crow heard of this video and pulled an uno revers
I had a similar experience with a goose at the park. I was unemployed at the time, so I would go to the park every other day for a few hours to pass the time. One day, some people were feeding geese & ducks with bread, so I sat nearby & watched. When it ended & everyone (people & animals) was leaving, I made eye contact with 1 goose & said something to it. It sense the kindness in me & from that moment on, we were buds. It would let me pet it, hold it, carry it (though I didn't care to, since it was a big goose). Anyone else tries to pet it, or come close, it would hiss at them. I would make this whistle sound with my 2 hands cupped together, at a group of geese faraway & it would come from across the pond to me. They all looked the same to me. But it knew who I was. Eventually, I found a job, & moved away.
I started doing this sitting down on my balcony, I always greet the crow with a "Hi" and a smile, today the crow said "Hii!"
Yeah, i also greet crows whenever i meet them, once they notice me
I'm quite sure some crows at least know of me in my hometown
Bs
@@dinguskhan9969 what do you mean “bs” this type of stuff happens a lot lol
I'll have whatever you're smoking
@@dinguskhan9969 Crows can talk man. Look it up
When i was about 10 years old i was on my way to school and saw a black crow sitting on a fence nearby. I raised my arm so the bird has a place to sit on. I never expected it to work but he actually landed on my arm. It was magical and i felt like the crow whisperer. Later i found out that there's someone in the neighbourhood who regularly feeds and works with crows, so it must have been one of them who already made good experiences with humans.
I was so stunned by that moment, that i still raise my arm to this day whenever i see a nearby crow. 17 years passed and it has never ever happened again.
What a wonderful story, Jonas! I think with a bit pations you can be the crow whisperer again that you have been as a ten year old.
thats beutiful mate
Make it happen. Take the lessons here, and spread that symbiotic relationship, and who knows. maybe some day another kid might have a similar experience, and learn you were that someone in the neighborhood who regularly fed the crows.
All of the above, what a wonderful message.
Don't give up . Cuz one day , one WILL surprise you !
Then . . . it will be a Lifelong relationship .
The best hunting partner I ever had was a raven. I used to hunt rabbits in the same spot a few times a week. After getting each rabbit, I'd clean it and leave the guts. On my way back, I'd check and each time they would be gone. One day I was having no luck and about to give up, but this raven was sitting on a rock and started cawing at me. It would not shut up and just kept calling me like it was trying to get my attention. Then it pointed in one direction and I decided to check out if what I thought was happening was happening. Sure enough, right when I crested the hill, a rabbit bounced away. After that day, the raven would scan the base of the cliff and direct me where to go. It was right every time. Got loads of rabbits thanks to that raven. The raven would scan then when founda rabbit, would circle a time or two before coming back for me and wait at different rocks on the way, Cawing at me to hurry up all the time too. Impatient it was, and acted like I was some sort of child to be waiting on.. "hurry up, hurry, up. They're getting away." I wonder if it misses me as much as I do it. We hunted like this for a couple/few years and it remembered me the next seasons.
W raven
what a story. gonna use this for dating
It's incredible to acknowledge and 're-learn' these natural bits of ancient knowledge that have been lost to Time. Imagine how intertwined and masterful some old cultures used to be to nature - utilizing several types of creatures. Today, we have a hunting dog for this, an ox for plowing, and a horse for that, etc.. but we are only using a small sliver of animals for symbiotic growth.
In the wild, ravens actually help wolves hunt by leading them to prey. They get leftovers in exchange. It's instinct told it to help you, ravens are really smart and can remember faces for 5 years and what those people did to them.
@@menacingowl Why?
I took care of a small crow that had fallen of its nest,cats around so I took him home.Skrak was the name I gave him.He stayed with me for 3 months and was the nicest fun friend you could have wished for,highly intelligent.When he had grown his wings I let him out and for some time he came back to visit.A truly wonderful experience.
Sounds really wonderful !
Such a nice thing of you! Thank you for taking care of him. And thank you for letting him decide if he wanted to go or stay❤
I remember my father, he had - dunno what it's called, but a real touch - he would feed all animals, of all kinds, and they absolutely loved him. Every morning from birds to neighbour's horses to cats, dogs, even non-venomous snakes sometimes, would rush to our hedge when they heard the door open, and he's have dry bread for ponies, seed for birds, cooked food for cats and dogs, milk for the snakes /hedgehogs .... it was just a morning ritual for all of them, a start of the day for him.
I love this so much! What a wonderful person your father was!
Your dad's a goddamn Disney Princess
What the heck snakes drink milk? I never knew that
@@hexmaniacgabby5160 They don't. If they're super dehydrated they'll drink milk to rehydrate but they can't process dairy - it can actually kill them. They should only drink water.
@@hexmaniacgabby5160 I heard about this recently, apparently it's a motif that dates back to ancient times. Someone did a video about it, can't recall what the title was but 'snake milk' ought to land you some hits.
I raised a crow when he was fledging, I owned cats at the time so I had to get him out of the yard. I let him fly away with his family over a decade ago but only just recently started getting frequent crow visits, I called his name as one flew away from me and he turned around and came back, and landed in the first tree he ever flew into by himself after learning how to fly. Next day I went outside and did the same thing, and again he turned around and circled over me. I have begun setting food out for him. It's been many many years, well over a decade, he's an old crow now for sure, and I'm a lot older myself, but it's obvious we still remember one another. I hope he will come to trust me again.
Aww, this is very touching! I wish you two a lot of time together! I hope he will come close to you again and you can enjoy each others company. This is very special and precious 🖤.
His name. The information is requested for the crows' council.
This made me tear up, that's so nice. aaaaaah :)))))))))
That's beautiful I think but im also drunk and tired
I think the trust is there since it came back and flew around you❤
I raised a hatchling crow who was on the ground, far from his nest, we named him Nightshade. Hes easy to identify because of a huge scar across his face from before I adopted him. I kept feeding him and making sure he grew up healthy. Eventually, we had to let him go.
Even to this day I find random things on my windowsill. Even found a platinum and rose diamond wedding ring. I even see the murder he's joined hanging out near my house. I don't see Nightshade there anymore though.
Edit: I am a dum dum and used the incorrect word
A likely cause is nightshade likely communicated to their family members that you are a good human. It is unknown how they can communicate about faces but they somehow do.
"You helped a member of our family. He is no longer here with us on this earth, but thanks to you, he was able to survive far longer than he would have if left alone. Take these with our thanks, and to honor his memory." -> That's what I'm getting from this.
I think you might be engaged
I mean, if the birds are giving you presents because they like you, maybe it stands to reason that they stole from people they didn't like?
@@Kryptnyt Although possible, sometimes it's just small things that had been lost over time, but there's no way to know for sure where the gifts come from. Yet, anyway.
Never befriended a crow, but I did befriend a deer when I was a kid after seeing her around our campsite. I'd put food out and gradually move it closer every day. After about a week she'd come and eat out of my hand. By the end of the 2 week trip I could walk up to her, feed her and pet her. It was pretty cool, named her Clara.
That is so beautiful, real magic!
Deer are more benign.
Leaving food out at a campsite is a terrible idea lol
I heard a story (I think it was Mr Ballen's channel) about a mother and daughter who built a big perch for crows in their backyard, along with crow food and it became very popular with all the local crows in the area. As appreciation the crows would leave things like old coins and metals around. One day they were at the beach and the mother was taking pictures and she accidentally left the lens cap at the beach after they left. They ended up finding the cap near the perch in their backyard sometime later. Just an example of how smart and loyal crows can be.
Another enjoyer of the strange, dark and mysterious delivered in story format I see
Wow, so cool!
Yes…. That was a John Ballen story. It’s what made me decide to try to befriend a cow. I remember going on a guided tour from Sedona to Grand Canyon and the bus driver had a crow friend at one of the lookout points. A lovely bird. They are so smart.
Yess i love his channel
I'd add two things: 1) It can take months to befriend an adult crow. Those who are willing to become friends with wild crows must be very patient. 2) It's so much easier to befriend a fledgling but for that one needs to be friends already with a pair of mated adults.
Thank you! It definitely takes a lot of patience! It took several years for me to come this close to Kräri. And it is still a process. It would be easier with a fledgling but a fledgling does not have a territory. Even if he stays with their parents longer like Kami does right now, he will eventually join a youth gang and be gone.
@@2nostromo I fed them mice a few times, they love it! But mice alone is hardly a key to their hearts. You need to be there daily with them, so they would begin to see you as a friend
I befriend crows everywhere i go. If i ever have food to spare i give it to them. I like to think they tell their crow buddies about me. Wherever i go the crows watch me
@@2nostromo I'd love to see your birds in a video!
@@ForProfit-x100 I think you'r right. Actually, it's scientifically proven that crows pass on experiences to conspecifics.
I had a pet crow when I was a child over fifty years ago.Such a wonderful relationship with many funny stories but recently I had interaction with crows again.The crows saved my tiny brown dog from being taken by an eagle
That must have been a great childhood experience!
They won't do that for free, so you have to repay them with snacks. I have a similar debt to repay atm. This awful neighbor said she was trying to poison my dog, and the month before, my cat had died of antifreeze poisoning. She later maintained that my chickens were targeting her car, which wasn't possible. I realized our murder has been hanging out in her yard making a fuss this whole time. I wonder if they were trying to warn us something was wrong, as well as pay her back in kind?
@KK Icons I bet they were .Crows know when people are up to no good.The murder that lives near me carry on loudly when bad weather or bad people are approaching
As a small brown dog owner I approve of this special operations murder in your area.
@@TheHolywren It's highly possible they were running the eagle off based on territory alone but there's also a chance that those crows know you & your dog. Crows are capable of generational learning and will teach their offspring who to trust :-)
I have been feeding crows unsalted peanuts for many years. The places that I go to regularly, the crows know my vehicle. All I have to do is roll up, make my clicking sound and they come. Each crow waits for me to toss it 2 peanuts. 3 is too hard to carry, and one is not enough.😎.
Each crow also seems to know I am making eye contact and specifically tossing it peanuts.
Sound weird, but those birds are smart and bring me joy.
Making friends with a wild crow seems much better than keeping a caged budgie or parrot. It obviously takes a lot of patient work but must be much more rewarding because you know the wild crow is with you because it wants to be. We keep cats, so unfortunately we won't be trying to make friends with any birds, but this video is really fascinating.
I had a Cockatoo yrs ago & 3 Siamese cats. The male (daddy) Siamese used to lick its feathers & Cockatoo wld preen his fur! Best of friends & snuggled under blanket together!
@@jakefilmore oh! that sounds cool! but remember cat saliva is toxic to birds
We keep parrots. A bunch of them. We keep them fully flighted. They’re only caged during bedtime. Still, they don’t want to fly anywhere new without me or my wife. Guess we’re considered leaders of the flock. There’s feral flocks of parrots in the neighborhood, but out there they’re bullied by larger crows/ravens for territory, and they are hunted by hawks. The types of parrots we own have been bred in captivity for some time, producing breeds not seen in nature. As inherently social animals I’m sure the situation isn’t too far from keeping dogs. Cats I’m not sure about.
Keep yout cats indoors so they don't harm any birds.
I have a large parrot, a ruby, and I couldn't agree more. My mother is a nurse and one of the men she regularly took care of at the hospital talked to her a lot and found out that she's an animal lover. He had about 25 large, exotic birds and when he passed, he put my mom in his will to inheret one of his birds. I personally despise the bird trade and would never even consider supporting it. But this was a bird that was already fully domesticated and she needed a good home, so we took her. We also have 3 dogs and a cat. In about 10 years of having her, the only incidents we've had were when the bird tries to bite one of the other animals. My bigger animals all give Rainbow a wide berth and just try to not even make eye contact because they're scared of her
Step 6: Train the crows to trade objects for food.
Step 7: Make them learn that some objects are worth more than others.
Step 8: lay out some fake dollar bills, among other things and let the crows trade them for food. provide the highest reward when a crow brings you the dollar bill.
Step 9: don't lay out any objects, let the crows seek out those objects in the open world.
Step 10: profit
best passive income strategy ngl
@@sams_enfp its not passive, you gotta walk outside and trade so its active
@@REplayer001 you can make the crow fly through your wundow
the crow economy
No.
I have 6 pairs of crows in my part of town. One bitterly cold day they were in a tree next door and I left some dog kibble out for them. I fed them every day during that cold snap, but as soon as the weather warmed up they didn't come back right away. I've fed them quite a few times over the years but they don't come around unless they need to. They have brought me a few gifts and leave them in the driveway. You gotta pay attention because for awhile they kept bringing me roofing nails.
Lol!!
One day we found that a crow lined up about 30 roofing nails on our deck rail. They probably had been eating the dog food. 😆
We have a crow that we feed. Hes been around for a while. He now brings us shiney things and leaves them by our front door. Such clever birds.
I'd just like to warn people of a few potential dangers about this: whenever my family and I go on walks with our dogs we feed the local crows with dog treats and have established relationships with different groups of crows.
Optimally - as mentioned in the video - you should try to befriend a couple.
From our experience, befriending a flock of crows, especially if they're young crows, isn't the best idea if you dont always have food on you. We've had instances of young crows flying into us if we wouldnt (or couldnt) give them treats.
Furthermore, a particularly young (and large) group of crows by our local river have started attacking our dogs (because any treat we give to our dogs, could have also gone to a crow) to a point where we dont go there anymore.
On the upside, we've been fortunate enough to have a couple of crows trust us enough to be near their offspring: they'd bring their chicks with them when we would go out with the dogs to a more secluded area. We got to watch these two parents get yelled at by their little ones for a whole 20 minutes.
As well as another crow that my family dubbed "the wizard" because it would always catch the treats out of the air without fail. It was also the most daring of the crows and would come the closest. We'd feed it more food than the other crows sometimes, because, you know, its fun watching that crow catch every treat. That was until the other crows got mad and attacked briefly to make it spit out all the treats. After that we'd focus on feeding everyone more equally. Haven't seen that crow in a while, I hope it's alright.
Other than that its incredibly intriguing watching their characteristics: pretending to bury treats in front of other crows, only to actually bury them elsewhere later on when noone is around. Or when a swarm started chasing a local fox.
Overall I'd say its a very rewarding experience. We have more groups of crows than we have couples now, and a few of them act "bratty" in a way? but every now and then they'll gift us a cigarette stub or a bottle cap so I'd say thats a fair trade off several treats.
Thank you for sharing! Those are very interesting observations :-)
yes, befriending a gang of young crows may not be for everybody but still it is rewarding especially if one knows how to handle them and studies behaviour of young crows
Usually young crows aren't trained by their seniors on how to act. So they just act on instinct. They're like children who haven't been fully socialized in the affairs of humans. So their elders have to teach em how to behave. So I'd advise against approaching young'uns. That is, unless you know they've been taught by parents and elders. They're social creatures. The youngest always learn from the older ones. Where we live, mine are very curious. And they will come around if they haven't found anything elsewhere in the woods. But they do wake me up all of the time, every morning. Like clockwork. And they call their siblings over.
Some company should make treats specifically designed for crows for easier access
@@JANEEDISTURBED the idea of a young unruly crow getting disciplined by its elders is unreasonably funny to me
Reminds me of a crow that used to come visit every day at the same time, he came to get a pet and a snack and then went about his business. Often he'd come hopping into the house to claim his peanuts when the door was open. He wasn't at all scared of our cat and he'd just sit on the door and tease her. Marvellous animal and I still miss that interaction.
That sounds like you had a beautiful friend there :-).
Some crows actually like to tease other animals. It's their way of playing.
They watch your eyes very closely to see where your looking so if your trying to feed them from your hand dont look at them or the food, and talk softly to them. Iv heard they like the kissing sound. And I like to make a unique sound that I make when trying to find them or when I see them. I also learn what sound they make when they see a threat like a cat, dog or even owls as owls are the mortal enemy of crows. Baby crows strait from the egg who have never seen another bird let alone an owl will attack the owl if they are big enough to be able to stand up to them, and do it from instinct they are born with because they have never seen one before. once I learn their danger sound I make the same danger alert sound they make when I see dogs, cats, or whatever they see as a threat, this way they will see that you are warning them about dangers and in their own language. This will help show that you are not a threat and are on their side. They seem to like nuts in a shell or things like road kill. But when giving them nuts in shells try to let them see you crack it for them so they know your going out of your way for them. Finally VALUE your friendship with them for the special friendship it is. And dont be surprised if an injured, sick, starving, dehydrated crow comes to you one day after you've made friends with one, your friend told them you would possibly be able to help them and you should consider it an honor.
Very true, they watch our eyes constantly. Thats why I look away when I see them getting scared. After a while, when they relax they tolerate eyes on them if I move my head slowly. And they LOVE being spoken to :-).
It seems you know what you‘re talking about.
That’s amazing!! How did you do all this ?
And how can we help one who is injured? I always found hard to help or care of other birds when they are injured or babies
I'm nearly blind in one eye, the left and occasionally wear an eye patch. -and when I wear it, they only land on right shoulder.
Well,, sometimes my head.
2 days ago i saw a beautiful crow while walking back from school, i approached very slowly and eventually it got closer to me, then i placed food on the ground and slowly walked back, not looking at him. After 3 or 4 times, i stopped walking and turned my back to the crow,. It got even closer and observed me. I continued a slow walk maybe 10 minutes later and the crow was following me, flying from house to house! The only thing i really did was to be slow and careful, i hope i can see this crow everyday, i want to understand crows better because they are so clever. I also hope it associate me with good because i dont want to scare or stress the bird. I still got 1 year in this town to make a bond 😋
Update?
@@LJ-bq9fy i went on that same street everyday but i was quick to realise the town is crowded with different crows 🥲 i did not recognize it again after that day
But i have pet chickens
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@@kingcryonicali thought i wrote an update back then but turns out there were many other crows in that town.. i couldve recognize that crow bu i just didnt meet him again.
@@umisky1945 oh, I must not have seen it lol. My bad
Love these birds! They hold grudges too! An ex of mine years ago threw water at a murder of crows that was always on the powerlines behind her 4th floor patio. From that day on she was 'bombed' by them when she'd leave the building. She basically had to duck and cover running for her car. I could be walking beside her and they'd only target her. To be honest, I could never help from laughing PLUS I warned her not to throw the water at them that morning.
Way to go for the CROWS !!! 😅😅
Your use of the word "murder" gets a high five! Not many people know the word for the plural group of crows. Props from a wordy dude.
Crows are way to intelligent to mess with. We better get used to consider them as alike to us in many ways. I mean you wouldn‘t throw water at a group of people and expect them to be cool about it.
@@Seeklip6T everybody knows it man, it's like the most commonly known pluralization since everyone thinks it's so cool
@@blitheringape5321 no they don't man. Only cool people do.
My cousin was fantastic at befriending wild animals. I think some people just have that nature. He had a wild squirrel that would come to him when called, and he had a wild crow that loved him. They lived next to a popular park that saw a lot of visitors in the summer. That crow....was insane. It was common for the crow to bring him gifts, and just left stuff around his porch area. Buttons, bottle caps...all kinds of stuff. One day tho...that bird brought him car keys. It appears a family was set up in the park across the street and the crow saw a nice shiny set of car keys just sitting there....and decided my cousin would just love those keys....so it swooped in and snatch them. Long story short they found the keys on the porch pretty quick with in a day or so.....and that same day they saw the family searching all high and low in the park for their keys. The family actually saw the bird take the keys but thought they saw him drop them.... The family did not think it was funny, but I got a good chuckle from the event. I would have loved to have seen it, "hey Bob...that bird took your car keys......"
Incredible story. Crows are so cool.
That's criminal! You think a caw-jacker 🐦⬛is funny? 😏
Squirrel stole my sock off the clothes line. I bet he took it home to the wife for a soft bed.
If I was that family I would have thought that was hilarious, I may have been a little jealous that they had such a cool friend though
That's hilarious. Crow said run me them keys! They shouldn't have left them out 😂
As a older man who recently lost his son, I planted a tree in his memory. There is a crow I'm trying befriend now lol these work with other animals also as a mama deer visits me almost everyday & I leave a few snacks now for her & her 2 babies. She actually let me see them it was cute seeing their little heads & big ears pop up over this little hill & slowly come towards me. It's like she wanted me to see them. Many times, I'm just there crying & I look up & she's there. The crow is next on my list!
I am sorry for your loss! Your connection to the deer family is magical! I love deer, I can sometimes watch them while out with my kayak. They are so very peaceful.
I’m sorry for your loss and so glad these animals are here to comfort you. God bless
Is your profile pic a picture of your son? I'm sorry for your pain brother. I can relate. Just wanted to reach out. One time a random youtube comment really changed the trajectory of my life in a good way.
Anyways, I'm sorry for your loss. Time will pass and the pain becomes much more tolerable. Just hang in there. Reach out to someone if you need more than a crow buddy.
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@@LesNouvelle-Angleterreur ???
I have three very large crows that really like my rural property. I’ve been working very hard to gain their trust. This video was just what I needed. They are easily my favorite birds.
If fate allows, showcase them to the world in a YT video?
Good luck and may the 3 Juicies get to know You. :)
I so badly want a crow friend. I read a post on reddit a few years ago where a guy was talking about this. One day, the crows started leaving him gifts where he would regularly leave food. God, if a crow ever gave me a rock then I'd carry that thing in my pocket for the rest of my life
Be patient and have a routine of leaving gifts I think one day you will have a pleasant surprise
When I was like 12 I was walking to school, it was kind of a rural area and I saved this crow that was trapped in this chicken wire somehow. The next day like 100 crows were waiting for me when I walked to school and one of them bobbed his little head, I like to think it was the one I saved but there were definitely way more crows than normal just sitting around that one spot.
Started feeding crows recently. They become friends very fast, due to a high level of intelligence. I have a local family of 4 crows. 2 adults and 2 kids. Adults will sometimes check on kids, who hang around my place to eat. The parents are less trusting of humans, but the younger crows are overpowered with curiosity, so they approach me more eagerly. All tips given here are correct. Just take time and have patience. Learn their individual character. Just like people, they are all different and unique. A joy to be around and observe.
I slowly but surely have been making friends with the small family of magpies that live in the backyard. Mama, papa, and their 6ish month old baby girl Serena. It was serena who initially noticed my food offerings and slowly got her parents to join too. She almost ate the peanuts from my hand today so the progress on building trust is slowly working ❤️
0:14 you should trade mark this and sell it to a movie company as their logo cut before a film starts
I am coping with loneliness while working from home. I started to leave seeds on my window-sill. Well, those are not crows but pigeons in my case. One even flew in through the window and sat on the chair just watching me. I think together with those little guys we get along well :) Thank you for the video!
Crows, pigeons ravens who cares, you made good friends which is what counts, I hope it helped with the loneliness
I tell you from experience pigeons are great wealth and luck. You let them in your home and they’ll bring you wealth and health. Just don’t say much to others
This was a REALLY good video for "getting to know your crow" 101. The fact that you mentioned where to look is SO important. Much more important than you might think. And one of the best advice I got when I started to handle intelligent birds was "Never lie to them". It sounded odd when I first heard it, but now....years later, it's one of the best advice I've gotten. Don't try to deceive your bird. They'll remember, and hold it against you. They are way smarter than you initially think. Treat them like a good friend.....but with slow movements, mind where your eyes go, and have a LOT of patience. You can get so close to them in the end, and you'll start treat them like an ACTUAL friend, because that's what they have become. Good video.
If they do start to become more comfortable in your presence will they mind if you look them in the eyes? Or should you always divert eye contact regardless of familiarity?
I've found they prefer you have your back completely turned to them at first. Definitely don't make any sudden movements. They seem to like being talked to, I also make clicking noises & the female of the pair I feed now imitates me. They're very suspicious of any change too, like I put some temporary fencing up where I feed them & it took a week before they returned. Even then they weren't happy until the fencing was removed. You just have to be really patient.
We have neighborhood crows and I am lucky enough to have a tree outside my house that they sometimes hang out in. I love listening to them communicate and just watching. Every crow I meet or see I always greet with a "cheek, cheek" from the side of my mouth. Been doing that for years. I am one of the only cars in our little apartment block (8 units) that doesn't have poop on their car. :) I like to think is because I am nice to them and appreciate them. Great video, it gives me hope that with some patience I too may have such luck. Love from Huntington Beach Ca.
When I was around 7 years old there was an old crow who would come visit my house every morning.
They were always terrified of my parents but they quite liked me and my older sibling, in some cases even resting on my arm when they got tired. They started to look a bit more shaggy and dirty and were moving a bit slower, and eventually stopped showing up. I know what probably happened, but I’ve been yearning for that sort of connection since then, appreciate this a lot.
That must have been such a great experience! I can totally understand your feeling of longing!
Aaaaaand now I’m crying
Always important to remember the difference between wild animals that are your friends and a domesticated species.
I believe Crows are my spirit guides. No matter where I go there are always 2 crows. Even traveling across the states. So I have always had an interest in befriending them. Thank you so much for your videos.
Last year we had quite a bit of snow on the ground. I spent about $250 on feeding about 25 neighborhood crows that month. It took a bit of time, but they eventually starting flying down from my fence once my back was turned. Most of them aren't comfortable with me looking directly at them in that setting yet. Thankfully, we have some hazelnut trees. They quite enjoy when I chuck hazelnuts onto the road for them to play with and open up. I try to toss them high enough to crack the shell on the road, and the action spooked them at first. They're getting quite comfortable with that now, a few of the more audacious crows are starting to wait on the road as I throw the nuts up in the air.
I'm glad to know they like when we speak. I always greet them when they come over. Recently I've been hearing one crow make a different sound that I don't think I've heard before, I wonder if it's greeting me back..
On another channel a woman who has crow friends said that crows DO assign names to their human friends. Her crows called her "Boop". I don't now recall how she came to understand this was the name they had given her. I wish I could find that video again...
Another tip: wintertime is a perfect time to befriend crows. Imagine it’s -10, everything is frozen, even the trash. They are hungry, and if you have suitable food to offer (dry dog kibble is also a healthy option for them), you’ll soon find yourself with your own personal Corvid fan club. It’s now been four years since I first made contact, and “my” crows still come for breakfast everyday. It’s just the best, and I really love them.
In my garden there is a crow pair, which wants to be fed by me since 20 years.The male crow meanwhile has no fear and comes into my house. Love my crows.They are so intelligent and nice.Love how they walk.Greetings from Germany.
20 Jahre! Wie lange leben Krähen normalerweise?
@@2nostromo They like when I wake up in the morning. They are watching me, sitting on the top of a big tree,looking into my sleeping room. Then they fly into my garden expecting nice food like meat, cheese, nuts,eggs, cat food.When I am ready to go out with my dog, they are flying with us for a while.The male crow sometimes jumps into my living room looking around couriosly.So cute! Love from Germany.
@@SuperManning11 Noch einige Jahre, hoffentlich! 😊
20 Jahre ist schon ganz schön lang für eine Krähe. Hat bestimmt damit zu tun, dass du sie mit gutem Futter versorgst. :) (p.s.: Käse ist, glaube ich, nicht so gesund für Krähen - die andern Sachen, die du aufzählst, sind super)
@@tgviews2301 Käse bekommen sie sehr selten. Aber warum sollte er ungesund sein? Ansonsten danke für dein Lob und Grüße aus dem Norden!
I have had a black crow couple visit every day, they have fledged two young ones since our first meeting. They live very close to my house and follow me around the neighbourhood when I take the dog for a walk. They are super intelligent birds and to see them protect other small birds from agressive and annoying birds is a sight to behold. Many times I see them sitting on the fence together with Starlings and Robins. It took about two minutes to attract them with a treat to our first meeting and they have been around every day since. Never thought I'd be a bird man but really enjoy seeing them.
I once witnessed a crow break up a fight between 2 juvenile magpies by pulling the wing of one to separate them
Crows and Ravens are sacred creatures. Much thanks to your sharing how to respect them!
Blackbirds as well, there is something mystical about them.
I’ve always wanted a bird, but I refuse to put them in a cage. This is such a great method to have a bird without having them inside a cage. 👌🏼 I also love crows 🥰
My parents had parakeets when I was little. Beautiful birds, we named them Tweety and Sweety. My dad refused to clip their wings. He said it was wrong to take their flight away from them like that. Instead, he somehow trained them to poop only on a certain tray that he would cover with newspaper so they wouldn't poop anywhere else, then he would close all the doors and windows in the house and let them fly around. He had a call he would do when it was time for them to get back in the cage, and they would willingly oblige. Very interesting and beautiful creatures. I miss them sometimes, but I'm not sure I have it in me to cage another bird. To this day, I hate it when people clip a pet bird's wings. But maybe, hopefully, after seeing this video, I can befriend some crows
I love how he’s smart enough to steal the tray rather than take a piece
And in the same act, spilling absolutely everything in the tray just like a clumsy human 😂
The video bit of you sitting with your leg out and the crow landing on it is just MAGICAL and it's everything I wanna be once I get my own house with a garden
Thanks for this video! My wife and I throw out unsalted peanuts and safflower seeds for the birds/squirrels/chipmunks. A group of 5 crows know my face so well that when I go for a walk at lunch, they follow me back home and wait for me to throw out more when I get inside. Highly intelligent birds.
Haha, thats awesome!
Yes, probably the only birds which can recognize humans by their faces. Wish I could have such relation with a crow.
I was once photographing birds in a place where i bet noone has ever done that before.It was a swamp close to human settlements so people usually would avoid it for the smell.A crow came and sat next(only 5 feet away) to me on the ground as there were no trees around for miles and it sat there silently watching me take pics of other birds.It was surreal.
They are really interested in us humans :-).
You were bird watching, they were human watching.
Nice parallel
I befriended a baby crow and I always wonder where they are now. I was timid and they made me feel welcomed. I can’t imagine them ever being a bad omen. God I love these birds.
As a kid, I had a Robin feed from my hand in the garden. When I left home at 18, I continued feeding the birds wherever I lived and am now in my 60s and still feed them daily.
My favorite part about watching crow videos is reading all the comments about crow stories 😭
I was outside on my porch smoking 1 day and a crow came and landed on my knee, it had zero fear of me, even allowing me to pet it. We spent an hour or so together before I had to head out, that was almost 17 years ago now and I still think back on it fondly.
I also had a wild roben do the same thing about 6 years ago on the other side of the country. Now living in Japan I've been working on another crow interaction for over 4 years now with zero luck so far.
Wow, you are pretty lucky!
I too live in Japan, and have had some interactions with our little black friends. They are amazingly clever birds, started leaving my cats trinkets to play with.
@@nickmills8476
What part of Japan are you living in?
I recently moved back to the states, and miss Japan so much.
I never did get my crow interaction the way I wanted. 1 thing I did leave out of my original post was how I was trying, I would get to work a few hours early every day and hang out at the smoke pit listening to music, they used to "sing" tweet along to it at times, I had the most success with blues above anything else. They would normally go quite once other people started showing up.
Birds truly are fantastic creatures.
@@KrariTheCrowI really have been, I don't know if I'll ever get another interaction like my first two, as they truly had zero fear of me, always wondered if it wasn't the smell of nicotine as some will use discarded for their nests and I may have smelled of a familiar or safe place to them, maybe connecting the smell of me to their hatching or early life.
@@zeusdarkgod7727 I’m living on the outskirts of Tokyo. I think key to cultivating a relationship with these birds is consistency, which is sometimes hard when we are busy. Very clever creatures for sure. I am sure they keep an eye on us as we move about below them.
Crows, ravens and other corvid species of birds are all highly intelligent and will remember acts of kindness. If they see you help their kin, they'll remember it and slowly watch for your return on that path--car, foot, bike, etc. is really neat to see in action. :) (and likewise, they also remember if you harm them or their kin too! best to always be kind to the adorable burbs.)
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They also teach each other. Befriend a few of them and you may very well over time build up clout with the entire murder!
You can hear from her voice she is a good hearted person, that's why the crows are so comfortable near her.
Love this video. I am Scottish living in Norway, and I have always noticed the birds here are more friendly than in UK. The sparrows are very friendly too. I love nature, and to make a friendship with wild animals is the best thing ever. Thanks for this vid.
I love the narrator’s voice. It’s very pretty. Also - I love crows. They get a bad rap but they’re so smart.
One left a gift for us bc we feed them. It was a very carefully placed and arranged bouquet of grasses. It was awesome to watch. My husband and I stood like statues, wide eyed and jaws agape asking “is this really happening?!”
That’s so sweet ☺️🥰
Thank you. I needed this because I have been for years talking to crows, and calling to ravens, just to let them know that I am there, aware it's their home, and I am not hostile. This is a nice next step to work toward. I am comfortable with what I expect from animal behavior, people not so much. I love the "animals are unpredictable" warnings they still give. People are unpredictable, animals will act like themselves and I expect it. When I learned that crows remember your face, I tried to always make a good impression so I am remembered kindly.
We are feeding lots of birds in our garden. Also two magpies - and they bring us presents in return. I love them.😊
Just so nice to know that there are others out there doing the same and having a lovely life with nature as it should be.
I had an amazing experience with two crows once. I would ride my bike to work and pass this spot where once I dropped some food and they went to pick it up and I noticed so everyday for 9 months I stopped and waited for 15 mins and they always came back to see me and one day while riding my bike they flew with me one of the left and one on the right it was amazing to experience and I had to stop and I gave them part of my lunch they were an amazing part of my daily life. Obviously I called them Huginn and Muninn.
What a wonderful experience that must have been!
You befriended the Valheim crows 😲
this is great peter!
That's so awesome! The more one trusts you they usually will bring one more and so on. It's so fricken cool. I was on the streets in Colorado for a bit and discovered how amazing crows and ravens are. Fascinating how smart they are and they can actually remember you.
Odins ravner 😊
There's a crow where I live that's been visiting me every day for the past few weeks ( almost a month ), and I also befriended a stray cat in the meantime. I've befriended wild birds before, but crows are so much more difficult. The one I feed ( and named, ) is very shy and clumsy, but very bossy. He just comes whenever he wants, and he'll "yell" at me until I feed him, I feed him cheese and I always talk to him so he recognizes my voice.
They love cat food, meat, fish, mealworms and more. Cheese is not healthy for them ua-cam.com/video/HvMgy0VugbA/v-deo.html
@@KrariTheCrow I feed them dry cat food kibble, a bag is pretty cheap, lasts a while and they really love it. Also it is something easy to carry around with you even in your pocket so when you come across them it is easy to just feed and talk to them. They can become your friends.
Nice video. Thanks for sharing.
My dad has a flock of king parrots that hang out near his farm at a bird feeder he set up. I've made friends with them in a similar way and have a few videos for evidence I haven't posted to YT.
Over a couple weeks I started putting seed on the verandah's handrail so they would get comfortable to feed close to me.
Later I would keep the seed in my hand and rest it on the rail. They got comfortable to pick some seeds out, then built up trust to having a nice big meal directly out of my hand.
Later without the rail, i held my hand out with seed so they could see and they trusted me enough to fly and perch on my arms and feed out of my hand.
After a week or so of enjoying being some Tarzan bird-whisperer, the lil buggers would just fly on my head and perch when I was out having a cigarette minding my own business and tell me it's food time. They would fight with each other over feeding privileges, get a little 'rough n tumble' and have squabbles and fights whilst freely perched on my arms. Got a little out of control to tell you the truth.
Remember when expirmenting with this stuff animals are wild. Even if you build up a trusting relationship with them.
I now just keep it in the feeder and leave them to their own business and politics, rather than play god and designate blessed eaters of the bunch.
I do this with squirrels in my yard. I have two that will actually come when I do a food call (just a clicking noise I made every time I started feeding them) and have the ability to recognize people (they won't come to other family members or eat out of their hand). The bonds you can form with these wild animals are amazing and fulfilling.
That's really wonderful!
I spotted a squirrel’s nest in our tree, and saw one climb up to it at dusk one night… this inspires me to leave him treats & befriend him ☺️
Isn't that illegal?
@@JohnKolacic No, why on earth would it be illegal? They aren't an invasive species where I live.
@@JohnKolacic I think it is, but fuck it, people avoid paying taxes all the time
This woman is magical, the world needs more people like her.
I watched one of your vids of how you got a relationship with a pair. like half a year later I saw a crow in our garden that had lost most of the top of its beak (it had a hard time picking up food). I started feeding it peanuts and it looked to be really happy, I started feeding it every day, and it was easy to recognize it. It had (I pretty sure it was a male) a partner and they still live in a tall tree close by
I think that I've always been a fan of Corvids of all kind. Jays, Crows Ravens, they all are smart and have complex forms of communication. I'd truly love to make friends with one some day when I finally get a chance to settle down in one place.
Its well worth having a pair of crows regularly visiting your garden, because it stops seagulls nesting on your roof, a territorial pair of crows dominate seagulls 👍
There are several that live in my neighbor's trees. I've already named them Russell (Crow), Sheryl (Crow), Edger Allen (Crow) and my daughter named one Phil. I'm glad they stick around. I think they are such amazing creatures. We had a raven couple that we named Huginn and Muninn but they didn't stay in our area.
Crowtastic names! 🙂
Love the names hahaha. Now I want some too
Amazing names
How about Vel Crow?
Here's another
Mirko (Cro) Cop from...wait for it...Cro(w)atia
I did just what you said and now I have 3 good friends that visit daily. Very good advice and it really made me happy to see it work so effectively!
This really helped me befriend my local crows, I just hand fed one of them for the first time today.
Very cool video!
I have an old handbook written in the 1800s by the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, and in it, they have a chapter dedicated entirely to falconry and bird rearing, including crows. The book only mentions raising them from an egg, but they explain ideal diets to feed them, methods of training to follow commands, etc. One thing they really stress is to allow your bird to roam free outdoors. It will keep them fit, happy, and let them hunt/scavenge at will. Your bird will remember your home as the nest, a safe haven, and territory to call its own. All you need to do to get them to return is to make the same whistle sound each time you feed them. They will associate that whistle with you and food.
I had suspected one might be able to tame a wild bird, but I wasn't sure until I saw your video. Having a wild companion is really, really cool!
I will definitely have to try this out! And I agree, birds should be allowed to roam free. ♥
That’s an interesting book, would you mind sharing the title of this book? In my country it is not allowed to take a wild bird from the nest. Feeding them is the only way to make friends. He is completely free and when he decides to come to you it is a very rewarding feeling.
I fed an entire family of Australian magpies every day after school and later after work for probably about 15 years. After a few years I’d earned their trust so much that they’d land on my arms and let me feed them by hand and pet them. They knew me! Because every morning just before sunrise I’d ride my BMX Through the nature reserve they roosted in on my way to work and they’d playfully swoop me and clap their wings on my ears and fly up into the same tree branch then all laugh at me as I’d shake my fist at them and yell at them that I was going to poison them when I got home that night. But then they’d all gather and sing on the balcony after work and rap their beaks on the window if I didn’t feed them their dinner that night. We played this game with each other every day for over a decade and I still think of them all the time over 40 years later. I’m willing to bet that their great great grandchildren still live in the beautiful little valley I grew up in….
What a wonderful and special experience to befriend these amazing wild birds! I can totally understand you thinking about them still today. They have become part of your life and they are family. I am sure you have been part of their family as well 🖤
Thank you for sharing that.
Great story!
Great video! I've been fortunate to have this and similar relationships with chickadees and blue jays. It was always hard to build the relationship, until I started keeping chickens. When I’m doing yard work, I often have a dozen hens following me around and, while I might be imagining this, I swear the wild birds treat me differently, like I’ve been vouched for or something. My wife even had a wild starling land and get comfortable on her head after she’d spent the morning taking care of baby chicks.
Wonderful, thank you for sharing the diet tips... Here, in northern BC, we have large ravens or as we call them Yukon turkeys.They are so adaptable and intelligent.
Thank you for sharing, this was a great help! I recently got an unprecedented appreciation of crows. I walk past vast numbers of western jackdaws, rooks and hooded crows on a daily basis. (All of which I wouldn't be able to recognize a week ago) So I've taken up feeding them shelled peanuts on my route for a couple of days and their little jumps of joy and different ways of breaking them open, is so much fun to watch!
They're amazing, huh? I also got an unexpected love recently when I started walking daily. The crows know I'll throw them a few sunflower seeds so they follow me around on my long walks. I love it!
@@virus2003 I'm happy we're both on this path! I hope you'll have a great connection with your crow buddies, as I am trying to make one. Vastly underestimated birds!
Once I was walking down a quiet street in my neighbourhood during the middle of winter on a sunny day. It was pretty quiet and then all of a sudden I hear a quiet plopping noise on my shoulder. I look over to see a massive bird poop on my parka and at the same time 3 crows directly overhead me started crowing raucously. They totally made a game out of pooping on me and it was amazing to hear them and understand they were laughing. I was too impressed by their aim to even be mad they were like 40 feet up on a massive oak tree too
This is the knowledge I seek at 3:00 am, thank you!
Me too 😂😂😂
Wtf its 3:50 rn
Great video. During the pandemic I was stuck in my apartment in Malaysia. The abundant bird there is the very intelligent Mynah bird, a crow relative. Sometimes I noticed that the Mynah birds would land on the ledge and look in my window. So I decided to put some food out for them. At first I would put the food out in the morning and noticed it would be gone in a couple of hours but I somehow missed seeing the birds take it. After a few days of putting the food out at the same time, just after sunrise, I found the birds were coming at the same time and there were 4-5 of them. They seemed a little nervous if I watched them so I looked the other way. After another few days they would ALWAYS show up at the same time and started making more excited noises. More Mynahs showed up as well and I started to recognize the different birds because they had distinctive habits and behaviours. They started peering more and more into my window and some started coming back in the afternoon. The food would always be completely gone, no matter how much I put out. The birds started to entertain me with their dances and calls and I almost felt like they would thank me after they finished eating. One day I slept in and I heard a loud banging at my bedroom window, I realized the birds had come to wake me up because they knew where I was and that I had "forgotten." Another day some invading pidgeons came and made a big mess (not a fan - the Mynahs are refined when they eat and don't leave a mess but the pidgeons pushed the smaller Mynahs off of the window sill, pooped everywhere and knocked half the food onto the ground). The next day the pidgeons came back and the Mynah birds didn't show up on time. Crafty buggers - they waited until the Pidgeons were all occupied with their eating and then the Mynahs swooped down from a nearby tree in a massive raid, pecking and cawing at the pidgeons until they left. They stayed an extra long time after that - savouring their victory. Those Mynahs made lockdown far more bearable and I really missed those birds when I went back to Canada several months later.
Thank you for sharing! That is a wonderful friendship you made during the pandemic. I am sure the birds missed you too!
Mynahs are pushy, they'll call for you to feed them if you're not there at the appointed time!
In the town where I used to live, I didn't quite have raven friends, but there was a group I walked by on my way to work who seemed strangely interested in me. They would land in the grass next to the sidewalk and watch me pass. Sometimes one or two would follow me halfway to work. I guess I do vaguely remember feeding them elk scraps on a particularly harsh Winter day, but I didn't make a habit of it. I don't think I was cracking open nuts with my shoes, like I've heard they do with cars. When Spring sprung, I sometimes liked to sit under their favorite tree and talk to them... maybe they liked what I had to say🙂
Where I live now there are no ravens and the crows must have had less favorable run ins with humans, they stay a good 100 meters from people and their calls sound more like warnings to me. Many species come to our bird feeders but never crows. Figures now that I'm interested in making friends I can't even see them. There is a titmouse, pretty sure it is the same one, who has an annual tradition of tapping on my windows all day until I let him/her in to watch me work. It hangs out for maybe half an hour then flies away and I don't see it again for a year, or at least it stops tapping and blends in with the crowd. Have to wonder what in the world it is thinking.
I noticed that titmouse too can remember faces. I feed them in winter at my work. They greet me in the morning when I come to ask for food. They are very cute!
I just moved from a place that had hundreds of thousands of crows flying overhead every dusk. Many crows would follow me on my daily walk because they knew I would share my sunflower seeds with them. The place I moved to has Ravens and I hope to get to know them. I miss my crows dearly. >.
Your guest crows are the most beautiful crows I have ever seen! Thank you for sharing.
I would like to add that it can help (especially with a large group of crows) to use different kinds of food simultaneously:
I created a distance incentive for my crows. Everyone got peanuts (that is the nut most of them like the least if it is not in the shell). I threw them from my balcony far away on the lawn so that they can get them while feeling completely safe. I throw better nuts closer to the balcony and the best food is on the balcony (scambled eggs; fish fingers / fish sticks; meat). Thus noone has to stay hungry but they have the incentive to be braver because they get other food then, food they prefer over the one they already have access to. The anxious crows see the braver crows getting the better food without getting hurt or just disturbed. That accelerates their process of becoming less anxious.
Thank you, those are good ideas! I actually do that too. Kräri gets the best food because he takes it out of my hand. The other two family members eat in a safe distance.
With a big group the individuals often change. They join other groups or find a mate and search for a breeding territory eventually.
Good idea, Hauke
I used to give neighbor crows sunflowers at the same time as the chickens and they would actually plant them in clusters around the property. Sometimes they would plant them near my common areas and I would enjoy some sunflower microgreens when they came up. Crows are quite amazing individuals!
That is a very beautiful story! They like to store food for later, how beautiful to have sunflowers growing from that :-) Thank you for sharing!
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Me and my brother helped rescue a Crow with a broken wing so many years back. And crazy enough, he’s been pretty chill with us. And luckily enough we managed to keep him over night just so the Animal center could pick him up and get his wing fixed.
That was such a cool thing we did :)
yes it was!
I'm in the city so it's noisy but I notice crows following and cawing after me, I think it's the coolest. They are so smart. What a great video to sharel.
I've nevr tried to hand feed the crows around me, several groups, they all have their parts of the neighbourhood so i get the same birds every day (they all fly off together at night to some roosting place), they know me now after almost 3 years, flying from a block away when I go outside. I give them fatty sardines in fall and winter, and in spring peanuts, grains, granola, worms from garden, and cheese, they just love cheese. There are 2 of them who will not wait for food to be placed, but fly right up to the podium and allow me to put at their feet. If I am late, they make a great racket outside my window,. Incredibly bright birds.
I appreciate you taking the time to put this video together ❤
This girl gives us an excellent example on how to correctly and respectfully interact with animals. Consider ourselves on the same existential level, demonstrate empaty rather that simpaty and, above everything else, respecting their freedom. Respect.
That was a beautiful little film . And I have to say, you have a wonderful voice.! Thank you and best wishes
I love it when my crows greet me with their CAWS once I leave my apartment. Such smart beings, it often amazes me =)